A. Authority.
1. The Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village is the "Plan Commission" as referred to in Title 2, Chapter 1, and the "Zoning Administrator - Variance Hearings" in this chapter and all other ordinances of the Village. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall consist of seven (7) members, or such number as the Village Board of Trustees may determine is necessary from time to time.
2. The Planning and Zoning Commission is hereby vested with the power and responsibility as outlined herein as well as within Title 2, Chapter 1 of the Village of Glendale Heights Municipal Code to:
a. Conduct hearings and make recommendations to the Village President and Board of Trustees on all:
(1) Amendments to Title 11 (Zoning) and Title 12 (Subdivision Regulations);
(2) Conditional uses, including Planned Unit Developments;
(3) Variances to Title 11 (Zoning) and Title 12 (Subdivision Regulations);
(4) Map amendments/zoning reclassifications;
(5) Amendments to the Village's Comprehensive Plan; and
(6) Preliminary and Final Plats of Subdivision, Re-subdivision, and Consolidation.
b. Keep written minutes of its proceedings, which shall be a public record;
c. Adopt by-laws and any other procedural rules consistent with this and other Village ordinances and state statutes;
d. Hear all other matters referred to it by the Village President and Board of Trustees;
e. Prepare and recommend to the Village President and Board of Trustees a Comprehensive Plan and any additional plans for the development and redevelopment of the Village and its extraterritorial planning jurisdiction;
f. Prepare and recommend to the Village President and Board of Trustees proposals for specific improvements to carry out Village plans;
g. Cooperate with county and regional planning commissions and other groups to promote coordinated planning; and
h. Carry out any other function concerning land subdivision or other matters that may be conferred upon it by the Village subdivision control ordinance or any other Village ordinance.
B. Appointments. The Village President shall, with the advice and consent of the Village Board of Trustees and in a manner consistent with the standards herein and set forth in Title 2, Chapter 1:
1. Appoint all members;
2. Appoint a new member to fill the unexpired term of any member whose place has become vacant and appoint a new Chairman should that office be vacated;
3. Have the power to remove any member with a majority vote of approval by the Village Board of Trustees;
4. Appoint such alternate members as may be necessary to act as alternates to the regularly appointed members who may be conflicted out of consideration of certain issues or as may be necessary to ensure that a quorum is present at each scheduled hearing; and
5. Original appointments shall be made with staggered terms of two (2) and four (4) years; however, the original appointment of the Chairman shall be a four-year term. All successor appointments shall be for a four-year term.
C. Meetings.
1. All meetings shall be held at the call of the Chairman and at such other times as the Planning and Zoning Commission shall determine. All meetings shall be open to the public and shall be called and held in compliance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/ et seq.
2. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall keep minutes of its proceedings. The minutes shall show the vote, or absence or abstention, of every member upon every official action, and shall be a public record on file in the office of the Village Clerk.
3. Any Commission member absent during the proceedings before the Commission who certifies that he or she has read the meeting minutes, transcript or listened to a tape recording of said proceedings may vote to approve said minutes or on any question heard at any subsequent proceedings.
D. Stipend. Commission members shall be issued a stipend for each meeting attended at a rate determined by the President and Board of Trustees. (Ord. 99-02, 1-7-1999
; amd. Ord. 2023-52, 9-7-2023
)