A. Role: The role of City Council in land use regulation and development approval includes considering amendments to the text of existing planning ordinances and documents and adopting or rejecting new planning documents, considering amendments to the text of the UDO and Official Zoning Map, establishing fees, hearing appeals, accepting final plats, and confirming appointments to the Planning Commission and Board of Architectural Review as submitted by the City Clerk of Council.
B. Powers and Duties: For the purposes of this UDO, the City Council shall have the following powers and duties:
1. To adopt the official Comprehensive Plan of the City of Centerville;
2. To determine the number, qualifications, and terms of the members of Planning Commission, Board of Architectural Review, and confirm appointments to each Board or Commission based on those determinations;
3. To initiate or act upon proposed amendments, supplements enactments to the UDO and changes to the Official Zoning Map, or changes to the UDO text or map per Section 5.07;
4. To accept final plats;
5. To decline to follow a recommendation of Planning Commission provided that such action is passed or approved by a majority vote of the full membership of the City Council;
6. To modify or postpone the payment of park fees, upon application by the property owner, as provided for in the UDO;
7. To monitor and insure implementation of the principles, goals, and strategies of the Comprehensive Plan; and
8. To adopt or amend the Official Thoroughfare Plan and the Official Zoning Map of the City of Centerville.