The Planning Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(A) To prepare and recommend to the Board of Trustees of the Village of Millstadt, a Comprehensive Plan for present and future development or redevelopment within the Village.
(1) The Plan may be adopted in whole or in separate geographical or functional parts, each of which, when adopted, shall be the Official Comprehensive Plan, or part thereof, of the Village of Millstadt.
(2) Such plan shall be advisory, except as to such part thereof as has been implemented by ordinances duly enacted by the Village Board of Trustees.
(3) All requirements for public hearings, filing or notice of adoption with the County Recorder of Deeds and filing of the plan and ordinances with the Municipal Clerk shall be complied with as provided by law.
(4) To provide for the health, safety, comfort and convenience of the habitants of the village, such plan or plans may establish reasonable standards of design for subdivisions and for resubdivisions of unimproved land and of the areas subject to redevelopment in respect to public improvements as herein defined and shall establish reasonable requirements governing the location, width, course, and surfacing or public streets and highways, alleys, ways for public service facilities, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street lights, parks, playgrounds, school grounds, size of lots to be used for residential purposes, storm water drainage, water supply and distribution, sanitary sewers, and sewage collection and treatment. The requirements specified herein shall become regulatory only when adopted by ordinance.
(B) To designate land suitable for annexation to the municipality and the recommended zoning classification for such land upon annexation.
(C) To recommend to the Board of Trustees of the Village of Millstadt, from time to time, such changes in the Comprehensive Plan, or any part thereof, as may be deemed necessary.
(D) To prepare and recommend to the Village Board of Trustees, from time to time, plans, and/or recommendations for specific improvements in pursuance of the Official Comprehensive Plan.
(E) To give aid to the officials of the Village of Millstadt, charged with the direction of projects for improvements embraced within the Official Plan, or parts thereof, in order to further the implementation of such improvements and generally to promote the realization of the Official Comprehensive Plan.
(F) To cooperate with municipal or regional planning commissions and other agencies or groups to further the local planning program and to assure harmonious and integrated planning for the area.
(G) To administer and enforce provisions of the Millstadt Subdivision Code, by assuming responsibility for specific duties outlined in said Code, including the consideration of Requests for Variances and Amendments to the text of said Subdivision Code.
(1) In the event of such requests, to conduct, in accordance with law, meetings and public hearings at the call of the Chairman or at such other times as the Planning Commission may determine;
(2) To compel, by action of the Chairman, the attendance of witnesses at such meetings and hearings to allow the testimony of such witnesses or any other person or their designated agent or attorney, and to administer oaths to those who so testify;
(3) To keep records of its hearings and other official actions, and minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or failing to vote, indicating such fact;
(4) To file immediately in the office of the Village Clerk, a copy of every rule, regulation, order, requirement, decision, or determination of the Planning Commission, the contents of which shall be public record.
(Ord. 698, passed 3-1-96)