The Planning Commission is advisory to the Council and shall, except as otherwise provided by law:
(A) Prepare and recommend to the Council and consult with other public authorities concerning community development plans for regulation of the future growth, development, and beautification of the municipality in respect to its public and private buildings and works, streets, parks, grounds, and vacant lots in order to secure to the city and its inhabitants amenity, sanitation, and proper service of all public facilities;
(B) Recommend to the Council concerning: the laying out, widening, extending, and locating of streets, bikeways, sidewalks, boulevards, and parking; the relief of traffic congestion; the betterment of housing and sanitation conditions; and the establishment of zoning and building districts limiting the use of lands and the use, height, area, bulk, and construction of structures and buildings within such districts;
(C) Hold hearings and recommend to the Council the boundaries of zoning and building districts and appropriate regulations and restrictions to be enforced in the districts before the Council shall take any action thereon;
(D) Hold hearings and make final determinations pending appeal to the Council authorized or required by the ordinances and regulations of the city adopted to implement regulations and restrictions applicable to any zoning and building district;
(E) Hold hearings and make recommendations to the Council concerning the rules and regulations for subdivision and partitioning of land located within the city limits;
(F) Give consideration to all plans or plats for laying out or vacating, widening, extending, and locating streets and to plans for public buildings, and make recommendations to the Council accordingly; and
(G) The Commission may make studies, hold hearings, and prepare reports and recommendations on its own initiative or at the request of the Council. All reports and recommendations made by the Commission to the Council shall be in writing.
(Prior Code, § 9.045) (Ord. 2009-04, passed 3-9-2009)