The Zoning Administrator shall receive applications for building permits, zoning, rezoning, subdivisions and variances. All applications under the zoning or subdivision ordinances are to be initiated with the Zoning Administrator and then forwarded to the Planning Commission for consideration or hearing where indicated by the City Code. The role of the Planning commission in all matters shall be advisory, except where otherwise provided by state law.
The City Council may refer any matter to the Planning Commission for study, fact finding, hearing, investigation, inspection, and advice, including but not limited to matters which involve zoning, subdivision regulation, land use planning, licensing, or matters which arise under the Nuisance Ordinance (Chapter 5 of this Code), or matters which arise under the Excavation Ordinance (Chapter 9 of this Code).
[Section 3-106 (previously 3-107) amended by Ord. No. 92-2, effective April 17, 1992 and amended by Ord. No. 01-02, effective May 17, 2001, amended by Ord. NO. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007, as amended by Ord. No. 11-09, effective December 8, 2011.]