The Plan Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(A) To prepare reports of its planning observa-tions and recommendations on applications for zoning certificates, amendments and special uses and thereafter submit its reports to the Board of Trustees in the manner prescribed by the Zoning Code of the village;
(B) To initiate, direct and review, from time to time, studies of the provisions of the Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning Code of the village, and to make reports of its recommendations relative to proposed amendments to the Board of Trustees;
(C) To hear applications for textual amendments to the Zoning Code, special uses and requests for planned unit developments and thereafter to submit its recommendations to the Village Board of Trustees;
(D) To hear all other matters upon which it is authorized or required to review under the Zoning Code or other ordinances of the village; and
(E) To perform such other duties and exercise such other powers germane to the powers granted by the Board of Trustees and the statutes of the state.