(A) The functions, powers, and duties of the Planning Commission shall be in general:
(1) To acquire and maintain in current form the basic information and background data as is necessary to an understanding of past trends, present conditions, and forces at work to cause changes in these conditions;
(2) To prepare and keep current a comprehensive general plan for meeting present requirements and the future needs as may be foreseen;
(3) To establish principles and policies for guiding action affecting development in the City of Madison Lake and its environs;
(4) To prepare and recommend to the City Council ordinances, regulations, and other proposals promoting orderly development along lines indicated as desirable by the comprehensive plan;
(5) To determine whether specific proposed developments conform to the principles and requirements for the comprehensive plan and the ordinances;
(6) To keep the City Council and the general public informed and advised as to all planning and development matters;
(7) To conduct the public hearings as may be required to gather information necessary for the drafting, establishment, and maintenance of the comprehensive plan and ordinances and regulations related to it, and to establish public committees for the purpose of collecting and compiling information necessary for the plan, or for the purpose of promoting the accomplishment of the plan in whole or part; and
(8) To perform other duties which may be lawfully assigned to it, or which may have bearing on the preparation or accomplishment of the plan.
(B) In connection with its duties, and within the limit of list funds, the Commission may make, cause to be made, or obtain maps, aerial photographs and surveys, and special studies on the location, condition, and adequacy of specific facilities of the city and, as appropriate, its environs, including, but not limited to:
(1) Studies on housing;
(2) Commercial and industrial facilities;
(3) Economic development;
(4) Parks and trails;
(5) Playgrounds and other recreational facilities;
(6) Schools;
(7) Public and private utilities; and
(8) Traffic, transportation, and parking.
(C) All city employees shall, upon request, and within a reasonable time, furnish to the Commission or its employees or agents such available records or information as may be required in its work. The Commission, or its employees or agents, may in the performance of official duties enter upon lands and make examinations or surveys in the same manner as other authorized city agents or employees, and shall have the other powers as are required for the performance of official functions in carrying out the purposes of this subchapter.
(Ord. 124, passed 3-8-1982; Am. Ord. 2015-06, passed 6-1-2015; Am. Ord. 2016-05, passed 4-18-2016)