A. The city planning commission shall also be the zoning commission of the city, and the city planning commission shall have the powers of a zoning commission as provided by state law. Whether exercising the powers of a planning commission or the powers of a zoning commission, it shall be legally one board known as the city planning commission.
B. Exercising the powers of a zoning commission, the city planning commission shall recommend the boundaries of the various zones and appropriate zoning regulations to be enforced therein. It shall have all the powers conferred upon a zoning commission by state law and all powers which now or in the future may be granted by applicable state law to such authorities. (1990 Code § 12-104)