The Municipal Planning Commission is hereby established. The composition of the Planning Commission shall be as specified by the Charter of the City of Maumee. The powers and duties of the Planning Commission with respect to the administration of this Zoning Code shall include making recommendations to Council, approving or denying petitions and applications brought before it, and such other powers and duties as are conferred by the Charter of the City of Maumee and the provisions of this Zoning Code.
(a) Procedures of Planning Commission: The Planning Commission shall adopt rules necessary to the conduct of its affairs and hold meetings in keeping with the provisions of the charter and this Zoning Code. All meetings of the Planning Commission shall be open to the public. The Planning Commission shall keep minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or failing to vote, showing such fact, and shall keep records of its official actions all of which shall be a public record and kept in the office of the Municipal Clerk. The presence of four members of the Planning Commission shall constitute a quorum and valid votes shall be constituted by a majority vote of those present and voting.
(b) Duties of Planning Commission: The Planning Commission shall have the following duties:
(1) Initiate map or text amendments to the Zoning Code.
(2) Conduct public hearings in accordance with Section 1107.03 (Public Hearing Requirements) on, review, and make recommendations to Council on all proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and/or Masterplan of the City;
(3) Upon the filing of a petition or application on all proposed amendments to the text of the Zoning Code or the Zoning District Map, conduct public hearings in accordance with Section 1107.03 (Public Hearing Requirements), review, and make appropriate recommendations to Council;
(5) Review and decide all requests for preliminary and final plats within the corporate limits of the City;
(6) Continually review the effectiveness and appropriateness of this Zoning Code and recommend such changes or amendments as it deems appropriate;
(7) Shall determine the classification of non-listed uses within the Zoning Code with similarly comprised uses elsewhere in said code provided the new use is appropriate to form based.; and
(8) Shall allow the Zoning Administrator to determine the boundary of a zoning district within 5 foot margin of error to account for line weight distortion.
(Ord. 106-2020. Passed 9-21-20.)