The powers and duties of the Plan Commission are described below. Duties should be interpreted as activities that are obligations. Powers should be interpreted as activities that are optional to be initiated.
(A) Plan Commission duties include:
(1) Adopt and maintain a Town Council approved comprehensive plan, zoning code and subdivision control code as authorized under the Indiana Code;
(2) Adopt and maintain rules and procedures for holding meetings, holding public hearings, and administrating and enforcing the comprehensive plan, zoning code, and subdivision control code;
(3) Maintain complete records of all meetings, hearings, correspondences, and affairs of the Plan Commission;
(4) Record and file bonds and contracts for development and land use activities;
(5) Publish and make available to the public all plans, codes, and other related material that are the responsibility of the Plan Commission;
(6) Adopt and maintain a permitting process and seal used to certify official or approved documents;
(7) Certify and submit recommendations to the Town Council including new versions of, and revisions to the comprehensive plan, zoning code, subdivision control code, and official zoning map;
(8) Certify and submit recommendations to the Town Council for adopting a planned unit development district;
(9) Maintain monetary and fiscal records of the Plan Commission;
(10) Prepare and submit an annual budget to the Town Council;
(11) Approve or deny preliminary plats, re-plats, and the vacation of plats of subdivisions;
(12) Assign street numbers to new lots and structures, renumber lots and structures, assign street names, and approve or deny proposed street names in new developments;
(13) Establish and maintain a Town Council approved fee schedule that assigns a fee to permits, processes, and official actions of the Plan Commission in order to defray the administrative costs of such duties and powers;
(14) Enforce regulations and procedures of the comprehensive plan, zoning code, and subdivision control code to the extent of local resolutions, codes, and the Indiana Code;
(15) Grant or deny requests for waivers of the requirements of the subdivision control code; and
(16) All additional duties as permitted by the Indiana Code.
(B) Plan Commission powers include:
(1) Hire, remove, and determine job descriptions for support staff to the Plan Commission;
(2) Establish advisory committees as necessary, made up of town officials and the general public;
(3) Establish an executive committee;
(4) Seek funding assistance through grant programs as necessary;
(5) Distribute copies or summaries of the comprehensive plan, zoning code, or subdivision control code to the general public and development community; and
(6) All additional powers as permitted by the Indiana Code.
(Ord. 2013-02, passed 3-11-13)