The planning commission shall be an advisory body to the city council in making decisions pertaining to amendments to the Lehi City general plan and the Lehi City development code. The planning commission shall have the following powers and duties:
A. To prepare or cause to be prepared a general plan or element thereof and to submit the proposed general plan or element(s) to the city council;
B. To prepare or cause to be prepared amendments to the general plan or elements thereof from time to time and to submit the proposed amendments to the city council;
C. To review and make recommendations to the city council with regard to amendments to the Lehi City general plan land use map(s);
D. To review and make recommendations to the city council with regard to interpretations of authorized permitted and conditional uses;
E. To initiate, hear, review and make recommendations to the city council on applications for amendments to the text or zoning district map of the Lehi City development code;
F. To hear, review, recommend approval or disapproval, or approve or disapprove applications for development approval, as authorized in accordance with the provisions of the Lehi City development code;
G. To hear and decide appeals from the actions of the development review committee; and
H. To adopt bylaws, policies, procedures and regulations for the conduct of its duties and meetings, for the consideration of applications for development approval, and for any other purposes deemed necessary for the functioning of the commission provided; that, such bylaws, policies, procedures and regulations shall be consistent with the Lehi City development code and shall be approved by the city council before taking effect. (2015 Code)