(A) A municipal plan may be adopted as a whole or by successive parts corresponding with major geographical areas of the village or with functional subject matter areas of the plan.
(B) After preparing a proposed plan, the Planning Commission shall submit the proposed plan to the Village Council for review and comment. The process of adopting a plan shall not proceed further unless the Council approves the distribution of the proposed plan.
(C) If the Council approves the distribution of the proposed plan, it shall notify the Secretary of the Planning Commission and the Secretary shall submit a copy of the proposed plan, for review and comment, to all of the following:
(1) The planning commission and the legislative body, of each municipality located within or contiguous to the municipality.
(2) The Clinton County Planning Commission. The Secretary of the Village Planning Commission shall concurrently submit to the County Planning Commission a statement, signed by the Secretary, that the requirements of division (1) have been met. The statement shall include the name and address of each planning commission or legislative body to which a copy of the proposed plan was submitted and the date of submission.
(3) Each public utility company and railroad company owning or operating a public utility or railroad within the village, and any government entity that registers its name and address for this purpose with the Secretary of the Planning Commission. An entity that, pursuant to this division, receives a copy of a proposed plan, or of a plan as provided in § 153.07(E) shall reimburse the village for any copying and postage costs thereby incurred by the village.
(D) An entity described in division (C)(1), (2), or (3) may submit comments on the proposed plan to the Planning Commission within 65 days after the proposed plan was submitted to that entity under division (C). A planning commission or legislative body described in division (C)(1) shall concurrently submit a copy of the comments to the Clinton County Planning Commission.
(E) Not less than 75 days or more than 95 days after the date the proposed plan was submitted to the County Planning Commission under division (C), the County Planning Commission shall submit to the Village Planning Commission its comments on the proposed plan. The comments shall include, but need not be limited to, both of the following, as applicable:
(1) A statement whether the County Planning Commission after considering any comments received under division (D) considers the proposed plan to be inconsistent with the plan of any city, village, township, or region described in division (C)(1).
(2) A statement whether the County Planning Commission considers the proposed plan to be inconsistent with the county plan.
(F) The statements provided for in division (E)(1) and (2) are advisory only.
(Ord. 42, passed 4-14-03)