There shall be a Municipal Planning Commission which shall consist of 7 members who shall be electors of the municipality not holding an incompatible public or private office, who shall be appointed by Council for a term of 4 years. A vacancy occurring during the term of any member of the Commission shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner hereby authorized for a general appointment.
The Commission shall have the powers conferred upon it by general law and it shall adopt and recommend to the Council a comprehensive general plan for the physical development of the city, or the redevelopment of any area or district therein, which shall include the location of public ways, property, bridges, schools, utilities, buildings, parks, playgrounds and recreation areas, and the reservation and acquisition of lands therefore. It shall repair and recommend to Council ordinances creating areas, zones and districts of permitted and excluded uses, including rules, regulations, restrictions and limitations governing the plan, design, height, floor area, number of stories, size of structures, area and size of lots, percentage of land occupancy, size of yards, courts, open spaces, locations, use and occupancy of public and private buildings, structures and lands for trade, industry, off- street parking, residence, park, playground, agriculture, and all other uses or purposes, both public and private, pertaining to each, as will promote the general welfare of the City and its inhabitants. It shall have control over the platting and subdividing of lands and the improvement or development thereof, subject to the approval and acceptance of roads, streets and highways by the Council. It shall annually make recommendations to the Council of necessary or desirable capital improvement.