A. Jurisdiction: The Plan Commission of the Village, which has been duly established, is the Plan Commission referred to in this chapter, and shall have the following duties under this chapter:
1. To hear all applications for amendments and special uses and thereafter submit reports of findings and recommendations thereon to the Village Board in the manner prescribed in this section for amendments and special uses;
2. To initiate, direct and review, from time to time, studies of the provisions of this chapter, and to make reports of its recommendations to the Village Board not less frequently than once a year; and
3. To hear and decide all matters upon which it is required to pass under this chapter.
B. Meetings And Rules: Regular meetings of the Commission shall be held monthly; provided, that no monthly meeting shall be held if there are no business items on the agenda. Additionally, the Commission shall hold all other meetings and hearings as may be necessary to fulfill the requirements of applicable Village Code provisions and Illinois Statutes. All hearings conducted by the Commission under this chapter shall be in accordance with Illinois Statutes. In all proceedings of the Commission provided for in this chapter, the Chairperson, and in his or her absence the Vice Chairperson, shall have the power to administer oaths. All testimony by witnesses at any hearing provided for in this chapter shall be given under oath. The Commission shall keep minutes of its proceedings and records of its hearings and other official actions. A copy of every rule or regulation, every amendment and special use, and every recommendation, order, requirement, decision or determination of the Commission under this chapter shall be filed in the Office of the Village Clerk and shall be a public record. The Commission shall adopt its own rules and procedures, not in conflict with this chapter or applicable Illinois Statutes.
C. Public Hearings: Any public hearing required under title 10 of this Code shall be preceded by notice thereof, giving the time, place and purpose of hearing by publishing said notice not more than thirty (30) days nor less than fifteen (15) days prior to hearing in a newspaper with a general circulation within the Village. In addition, any abutting property owner and any adjacent property owner separated only by a Village street or alley shall receive direct notice of said hearing by certified mail mailed to the address of the abutting or adjacent property not more than thirty (30) days, but not less than fifteen (15) days, prior to the hearing. (1979 Code § 2-6-3; amd. Ord. 10-02-20, 10-27-2020)