The planning and zoning board ("PZB") created by section 2-2-1 of the city code, shall be comprised as set forth in title 2, chapter 2 of the city code and shall be vested with the following jurisdiction and authority under the zoning ordinance:
A. To initiate amendments to the text of this zoning ordinance and to the zoning map, subject to the regulations of section 12-3-7, "Amendments", of this title;
B. To hear and make recommendations to the city council regarding amendments to the zoning ordinance and to the zoning map, subject to the regulations of section 12-3-7, "Amendments", of this title; and
C. To hear and make recommendations to the city council regarding planned unit developments, including preliminary and final plats, subject to the regulations of section 12-3-5, "Planned Unit Developments", of this title.
D. To grant or deny appeals from any order, requirement, decision or determination made by the zoning administrator under this zoning ordinance, subject to the regulations of section 12-3-9, "Appeals", of this title.
E. To grant or deny any variations from the zoning ordinance not within the jurisdiction of the zoning administrator or the city council, subject to the regulations of section 12-3-6, "Variations", of this title;
F. To hear and make recommendations to the city council regarding variations from the zoning ordinance that are within the jurisdiction of the city council, subject to: 1) the regulations of section 12-3-6, "Variations", of this title; and 2) the provision of section 12-2-2, "City Council", of this title regarding the city council's authority over variations when other relief is being requested concurrently;
G. To hear and make recommendations to the city council regarding conditional uses, subject to the regulations of section 12-3-4, "Conditional Uses", of this title; and
H. To hear and make recommendations to the city council regarding localized alternative sign regulations, subject to the requirements of section 12-11-8, "Localized Alternative Sign Regulations", of this title and the regulations of section 12-3-4, "Conditional Uses", of this title. (Ord. Z-29-15, 10-5-2015)