The planning and zoning commission shall have the following duties:
(A) To receive from the village clerk copies of all applications for amendments or special uses which have been introduced to the village board;
(B) To hold public hearings on matters pertaining to application for special uses and amendments and submit reports to the village board setting forth its findings of fact and recommendations in the manner prescribed in the village zoning ordinance for special uses and amendments;
(C) To initiate, direct and review, from time to time, studies of the provisions of the village zoning ordinance and to make reports of its recommendations to the village board not less frequently than once each year;
(D) To hear appeals from any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by the zoning administrator under the village zoning ordinance;
(E) To hear variations from the term provided in the village zoning ordinance in the manner and subject to the standards set forth in the village zoning ordinance;
(F) To hear all matters referred to it or upon which it is required to pass under the village zoning ordinance;
(G) Affirmative recommendations applicable to subsections (D), (E), and (F) of this section shall require affirmative votes of a majority of the membership of the planning and zoning commission; and
(H) To exercise such other powers as may be provided by statute or ordinance. (Ord. 1165, 8-13-2012)