PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
   TITLE TWO - Planning
      Chap. 1210. Planning Commission.
      Chap. 1212. Master Plan.
      Chap. 1214. Highway Plan.
      Chap. 1216. Land Divisions.
      Chap. 1218. Large Development Projects.
      Chap. 1219. Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan.
   TITLE FOUR - Subdivision Regulations
      Chap. 1220. General Provisions and Definitions.
      Chap. 1222. Administration, Enforcement and Penalty.
      Chap. 1224. Subdivision Procedures.
      Chap. 1226. Design Standards.
      Chap. 1228. Improvements.
   TITLE SIX- Zoning
      Chap. 1240. Adoption of Zoning Code.
      Chap. 1250. Historic District.
CHAPTER 1210
Planning Commission
1210.01   Establishment; membership; terms.
1210.02   Compensation.
1210.03   Rules, regulations, duties and authority.
   CROSS REFERENCES
   Municipal planning commissions - see M.C.L. Secs. 125.31 et seq.
   Howell Historical Preservation Commission - see ADM. Ch. 280
   Administration of Subdivision Regulations - see P. & Z. 1222.01
   Planning Commission as Zoning Commission - see P. & Z. Chapter 1240 (Zoning Code)
   Approval of zoning uses by the Planning Commission - see P. & Z. Chapter 1240 (Zoning Code)
   Planning Commission review of land divisions - see P. & Z. 1216.06
1210.01 ESTABLISHMENT; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS.
   (a)   In accordance with the Michigan Planning Enabling Act (Act 33 of 2008), as amended, there is hereby established a Planning Commission consisting of seven members. Up to five of the members shall be residents of the City, and shall, insofar as possible, represent important segments and major interests of the City, and shall not hold any elective office. The remaining two members shall be the Mayor and a member of Council. Planning Commission members shall be qualified electors of the City, except that one member may, when appropriate, be an individual who is not a qualified elector of the City but is a qualified elector in another local unit of government.
   (b)   The Mayor shall appoint the five citizen members of the Commission with the approval of Council. The terms of such members shall commence on May 1 and shall be for three years, except that two members of the first Planning Commission to be appointed under this chapter shall serve for a term of one year, two for a term of two years and two for a term of three years. The Council member shall be recommended by the Mayor with approval by Council and shall serve for a period of one year.
   (c)   All members of the Commission shall hold office until their successors are appointed or, in the case of the Mayor, until his or her successor is elected. Members of the Commission may, after a public hearing, be removed by the Mayor, with the approval of Council, for misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance in office. Vacancies occurring otherwise than through the expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term as provided in subsection (b) hereof for first appointments.
(Ord. 262. Passed 5-20-69; Ord. 845. Passed 7-11-11; Ord. 909. Passed 8-22-16.)
1210.02 COMPENSATION.
   There shall be no compensation for a member of the Planning Commission, except that reasonable expenses may be allowed in case of necessity.
(Ord. 262. Passed 5-20-69.)
1210.03 RULES, REGULATIONS, DUTIES AND AUTHORITY.
   (a)   The rules, regulations, duties and authority of the Planning Commission, as outlined by the Michigan Planning Enabling Act (Act 33 of 2008), as amended, shall apply in all cases.
   (b)   The duties of the Planning Commission shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
      (1)   Make and approve a master plan as a guide for development within the City subject to the procedural requirements of the Michigan Planning Enabling Act (Act 33 of 2008).
      (2)   Adopt bylaws for the transaction of business.
      (3)   Keep a public record of its resolutions, transactions, findings and determinations.
      (4)   Make an annual written report to the City Council concerning its operations and the status of planning activities, including recommendations regarding actions by the City Council regarding planning and development.
   (c)   The Planning Commission is exempt from preparing an annual Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Preparation of the CIP is delegated to City Staff subject to final approval by the City Council.
(Ord. 262. Passed 5-20-69; Ord. 845. Passed 7-11-11.)