(A) Organization of the Planning Commission.
(1) The Planning Commission shall consist of five members, three who shall be residents of the city and the remaining two positions filled by residents and/or property owners within the city. The members of the Planning Commission shall be appointed by the City Council consistent with the Planning Commission bylaws as adopted by the City Council. The City Council shall have the ability to appoint or remove any Commission member by a majority vote of all five Council members.
(2) The Planning Commission shall elect a Chair and a Vice-Chair from among its members. It shall adopt rules or bylaws for the transaction of its business and shall keep a permanent public record of its proceedings, findings, and determinations. The Planning Commission shall cause all such records of its proceedings, findings, and determinations to be filed at the City Hall.
(B) Duties of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall be advisory in nature and shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council. In this advisory role, the Planning Commission shall:
(1) Assist the City Council in the formulation of goals, policies, and programs for the future development of the city;
(2) Assist the City Council in the preparation of development controls designed to promote development consistent with adopted goals and policies;
(3) Review applications for conditional use permits and ordinance amendments, conduct public hearings in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and make recommendations to the City Council;
(4) Review applications for variance requests, conduct the public hearings, and make recommendations to the Board of Adjustment (City Council);
(5) Review subdivision proposals for compliance with the provisions of this chapter, conduct public hearings, and forward final plat along with recommendation to the City Council; and
(6) Any other such duties as required or requested by the City Council to further goals and policies in furtherance of the intent of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 4-10-2017)