(A) Establishment. The City Planning Commission is hereby designated as the zoning commission specified in Section 4 of Act 207 of the Public Acts of 1921, and shall perform the duties of said zoning commission as provided in the statute in connection with the amendment of this chapter.
(1968 Code, § 9-189) (Ord. 500, passed 1-5-1976)
(B) Powers and duties. The Planning Commission shall have the following powers and duties as prescribed under this chapter:
(1) Zoning Ordinance text amendments. Submit petitions or provide recommendations on submitted petitions to City Council.
(2) Zoning map amendments (rezoning). Submit petitions or provide recommendations on submitted petitions to the zoning map to City Council.
(3) Planned development rezoning. Provide recommendations on submitted petitions for amendments to the zoning map to City Council.
(4) Planned development submission. Review applications and provide recommendations for site plan and condominium documents to City Council.
(5) Special land uses. Review applications and provide recommendations to City Council.
(6) Site plan submission. The City Planning Commission has the power and authority to review and approve, approve with conditions or deny site plans as specified in § 155.287, Standards for site plan review in addition to the following guidelines:
(a) In cases where the City Planning Commission is empowered to approve specific land uses or site plans under the provisions of this chapter, the applicant shall furnish surveys, plans or other information as required by § 155.286, Site plan review, to permit the Planning Commission proper consideration of the matter.
(b) The Planning Commission shall investigate the circumstances of each case and shall notify such parties who may, in its opinion, be affected thereby of the time and place of any hearing which may be held relative thereto as required under its rules of procedure and § 155.291, Public hearing notification, when applicable.
(c) The Planning Commission may impose such conditions or limitations in granting approval as may in its judgment be necessary to fulfill the spirit and intent of this chapter.
(Ord. 792, passed 12-3-01; Am. Ord. passed 2-20-17; Am. Ord. 863, passed 10-2-17)