(A) Incorporation. The preambles to the ordinance codified herein be and the same are hereby incorporated herein by this reference as if set out in full at this place.
(B) Commission reconstituted. A Plan Commission (“Commission”) is hereby reconstituted pursuant to ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, §§ 11-12-1 et seq. At all times, the Commission shall act as an advisory body for the corporate authorities, without the authority to independently make, adopt or change the policies of the village.
(C) Membership.
(1) Residency requirements. All members of the Commission shall reside within the village or within territory contiguous to the village, but not more than one and one-half miles beyond the corporate limits and not included within any other municipality.
(2) Number. The Commission shall consist of seven members unless otherwise modified by the corporate authorities.
(3) Appointment. Except as otherwise provided herein, the members of the Commission shall be subject to the appointment by the Village President with the advice and consent of the Board of Trustees.
(4) Term. Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms for members of the Commission are hereby established in the following manner, or until their successors are appointed and have qualified:
(a) Two members shall serve a two-year term;
(b) Two members shall serve a three-year term;
(c) Two members shall serve a four-year term; and
(d) One member, who shall serve as the Chairperson, shall serve a five-year term.
(5) Resignation. A member of the Commission may resign at any time by giving written notice to the member(s) and corporate authorities. The resignation of the member shall take effect upon receipt of notice thereof or at such later time as shall be specified in the notice; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
(6) Removal of members. The Village President may remove any member of the Commission, with the advice and consent of the Village Board of Trustees whenever the best interests of the village shall be served thereby.
(7) Vacancies. A member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in office and shall hold office until the expiration of the term or until a successor shall be appointed and shall qualify until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.
(D) Commission powers. The powers and duties of the Plan Commission shall include the following:
(1) Prepare and recommend to the Village Board a comprehensive plan for the present and future development of the village;
(2) Recommend to the Village Board ordinances to implement the comprehensive plan;
(3) Recommend to the Village Board from time to time changes in the official comprehensive plan;
(4) Prepare and recommend to the Village Board from time to time plans for specific improvements in accord with the official comprehensive plan;
(5) Give aid to the village officials charged with the direction of projects for improvements embraced within the comprehensive plan, to further the making of these projects, and generally, to promote the realization of the official comprehensive plan;
(6) Recommend reasonable requirements governing the location, width, course and surfacing of public streets and highways, alleys, ways for public service facilities, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street lights, parks, playgrounds, school grounds, size of lots to be used for residential purposes, storm water drainage, water supply and distribution, sanitary sewers and sewage collection and treatment;
(7) Hold hearings on petitions for reclassification of zoning districts and for amendments to the zoning ordinance and to make recommendations on the petitions and amendments to the Village Board;
(8) Make recommendations to the Village Board for the subdivision and site plans for development and make recommendations to the Village Board on the plans and site plans;
(9) Review all annexation and disconnection proposals and submit recommendations to the Village Board with the proposals and recommend a zoning classification for the land upon annexation;
(10) Hear, consider and make recommendations to the Village Board on applications and petitions for all special use permits and variances;
(11) Hear, consider and make recommendations to the Village Board on revocation of special use permits, variances and planned unit developments; and
(12) Review all reclassifications of zoning districts, special use permits, variances and plats of subdivisions within the village’s one and one-half mile jurisdictional boundaries as required by the Will County Land Use Department.
(E) Adoption of rules of governance. As a public body, the Plan Commission shall comply with the Open Meetings Act (ILCS Ch. 5, Act 120, § 2.06) and any other applicable statutory requirement. The Plan Commission may adopt other rules of governance within the authority granted herein, provided that approval is first obtained from the corporate authorities.
(Ord. 906, passed 4-16-2008)