(A) The powers and duties of the Planning Commission shall be, in general:
(1) To acquire and maintain in current form such basic information and background data as is necessary to an understanding of past trends, present conditions, and forces at work, to cause changes in these conditions;
(2) To prepare and keep current a comprehensive general plan for meeting present requirements and such future needs as may be foreseen;
(3) To establish principles and policies for guiding action affecting development in the city and its environs;
(4) To prepare and recommend to the City Council ordinances, regulations, and other proposals promoting orderly development along lines indicated as desirable by the comprehensive plan;
(5) To determine whether specific proposed developments conform to the principles and requirements for the comprehensive plan and the ordinances of the city;
(6) To keep the City Council and the general public informed and advised as to all planning and development matters;
(7) To conduct such public hearings as may be required to gather information necessary for the drafting, establishment, and maintenance of the comprehensive plan and ordinances and regulations related to it, and to establish public committees for the purpose of collecting and compiling information necessary for the plan, or for the purpose of promoting the accomplishment of the plan in whole or in part; and
(8) To perform other duties which may be lawfully assigned to it, or which may have a bearing on the preparation or accomplishment of the comprehensive plan.
(B) The Planning Commission, or its employees or agents, may in the performance of official duties, enter upon lands and make examinations or surveys in the same manner as authorized city agents or employees, in accordance with § 10.20, and shall have such other powers as are required for the performance of official functions in carrying out the purposes of the provisions of this code relating to the Planning Commission.
(Prior Code, § 32.052)