A. The mayor and village board may initiate plans and maps by requesting the plan commission to prepare an official comprehensive plan and recommend the same, or may originate an official comprehensive plan, or a part thereof, or an amendment thereto, and may refer same or suggested changes in an existing comprehensive plan to the plan commission for its consideration and recommendation thereon.
B. The village board may adopt parts of a comprehensive plan recommendation by the plan commission without adopting the entire comprehensive plan as recommended, or may modify or amend portions of a recommended comprehensive plan without a rereference of same to the plan commission and may adopt such comprehensive plan, as modified or amended. Such comprehensive plan, when adopted, shall be the official comprehensive plan, or part thereof, of the village.
C. Upon submission by the village board of any suggested comprehensive plan, part thereof, or amendment to an existing comprehensive plan to the plan commission for consideration and recommendation, the village board may require a report thereon from the plan commission with its recommendation within ninety (90) days from the date of such submission, and if the plan commission shall fail to make such report within such ninety (90) days, then the village board may proceed to consider such comprehensive plan, part thereof, or amendment to an existing comprehensive plan, for adoption, including arranging for and holding of a public hearing thereon in accordance with the provisions contained in subsection D of this section in the same manner as if the plan commission had made its recommendation.
D. Upon submission of a comprehensive plan by the plan commission, or a proposed amendment to an existing comprehensive plan, the village board shall schedule a public hearing thereon, either before the plan commission or the village board. Not less than fifteen (15) days' notice of the proposed hearing, and the time and place thereof, shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in Lee County. The hearing shall be informal, but all persons desiring to be heard in support or opposition to the comprehensive plan or amendment shall be afforded such opportunity, and may submit their statements orally, in writing, or both. The hearing may be recessed to another date if not concluded, if notice of the time and place thereof is publicly announced at the hearing or is given by newspaper publication not less than five (5) days prior to the recessed hearing.
E. Within ninety (90) days after the conclusion of the hearing, the village board, after consideration of the recommendation of the plan commission and such information as shall have been derived from the hearing, shall either adopt the comprehensive plan or amendment in whole or in part or reject the entire comprehensive plan or amendment. If adopted, the village board shall enact the ordinance including a map or maps as previously provided in this chapter. In adopting an official comprehensive plan, the village board shall be subject to the same limitations as to subject matter as apply to the plan commission. If at the expiration of such ninety (90) days, the village board has taken no formal action, the comprehensive plan or amendment thereto may thereafter not be acted upon by the village board without again complying with the notice and hearing conditions previously provided in subsection D of this section.
F. No official map, or amendment or addition thereto, shall be grounds for rejection of any plat of subdivision or resubdivision by the village board, if application for final approval of such subdivision or resubdivision is filed with the village board fifteen (15) days or more prior to the date on which the ordinance approving the official map, or amendment or addition thereto, is adopted.
G. The comprehensive plan or amendment shall become effective upon the expiration of ten (10) days after the date of filing notice of the adoption of such comprehensive plan or amendment with the Lee County recorder of deeds. (Ord. 609, 4-9-2001)