The Planning Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) The Planning Commission shall have the power to make plans and maps of the whole or any portion of the municipal corporation or any land outside thereof, which, in the opinion of the Commission, is related to the planning of the Village. The Commission shall make changes to the plans and maps when it is deemed advisable. The plans and maps shall reflect the Commission's recommendations for the general location, character, and extent of streets, alleys, bridges, parks and playgrounds, and other public grounds, ways, and open space; the general location and extent of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned or operated, for water, light, sanitation, transportation, communication, power, and other purposes; and the removal and relocation, changes in use, or extension of the public ways, grounds, open space, buildings, property, utilities, or terminals. With a view to the systematic planning of the Village, the Commission may make recommendations to public officials concerning the general location, character, and extent of the public ways, grounds, open spaces, buildings, property, utilities, or terminals.
(b) Whenever the Commission makes a plan for the Village or any portion thereof, no public facilities shall be constructed without the approval of the Commission. In the case of disapproval, the Commission shall communicate its reasons to the Council and to the head of the department which has control over the proposed improvement. The Council, by a vote of a two-thirds majority of its members, may overrule the disapproval.
(c) The Commission may make recommendations to any public authorities or to any corporations or individuals in the Village or the territory contiguous thereto concerning the location of any building, structure, or works to be undertaken by them. The Commission should consult with the Village Engineer on any such matters.
(d) To initiate amendments to the Village zoning code including both changes in the text or changes of the use district of any parcel of land.
(e) To review applications for amendment to the Village zoning code and to make recommendations to Village Council thereon, including both changes in the text or changes of the use district of any parcel of land whether initiated by Village Council or initiated by any owner or lessee of the land in question.
(f) To review and approve or deny the platting or other subdivision of land within this Village in accordance with the Village subdivision code.
(g) To grant variances from the dimensional development standard literal requirements of this Zoning Code where because of unique circumstances applicable to the particular property under consideration, the literal application of a particular provision of this Zoning Code will cause undue hardship and the variance will no be detrimental to the overall purpose of the zoning code.
(h) To hear and decide appeals from any decision of the Zoning Inspector in denying or granting a zoning permit under this Zoning Code.
(i) To authorized the issuance of conditional zoning permits where the permits are provided for a particular use within a use district, and where the Commission finds that each of the specific conditions has been meet or that the waiver of one or more of the specific conditions will be in accordance with the standards herein provided.