(a) General. A Planning Commission ("Commission"), which shall possess all of the powers and be subject to all of the responsibilities imposed upon by law, the ordinances of the Village and the directions of Council, is hereby authorized and established. The Commission shall consist of five members including the Mayor, one of the members of Council, to be selected by Council, and three electors of the Village appointed by the Mayor and subject to the approval of Council. All members shall serve without compensation. The Mayor may at any time remove any member of the Commission for inefficiency, neglect of duty, malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, incapacity or incompetency, provided, however, that such removal from office shall become final only after being confirmed by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of Council. The Building Inspector and Village Engineer shall furnish the necessary technical advice and services required by the Commission; they shall attend all meetings but shall not vote.
(b) Powers and Duties. The Commission shall administer the Planning and Zoning Code and Building Code regulations. The Commission shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by the ordinances of Council or the general laws of the State of Ohio (Ohio R.C.713.01 et seq.) not inconsistent therewith. Included in these duties and responsibilities are the powers:
(1) To make, revise, and amend plans and maps of the whole or any portion of the municipal corporation.
(2) To make recommendations to public officials concerning planning and zoning issues, including the general location, character, and extent of any such public ways, grounds, open spaces, buildings, property, utilities, or terminals.
(3) To accept, receive, and expend funds, grants, and services from government agencies, departments, and instrumentalities thereof and contract with respect thereto, either separately or jointly or cooperatively, and provide such information and reports as may be necessary to secure such financial aid.
(4) To control, employ, appoint, architects, engineers, and other professional service.
(5) To adopt a plan for dividing the municipal corporation or any portion thereof into zones or districts, in the interest of the public health, safety, convenience, comfort, prosperity, or general welfare, for the limitations and regulation of the height, bulk, design and location, including percentage of lot occupancy, set back building lines, and area and dimensions of yards, courts, buildings and other open spaces, and the uses of buildings and other structures and of premises in such zones or districts.
(6) To periodically review, revise, and amend the Village's Master Plan.
(7) To present to Council every four (4) years in September, beginning with the September 2000 Council meeting, its recommendations for amendments to the Village Master Plan for adoption by Council.
(8) To establish rules and regulations for its own procedure not inconsistent with this section, subject to the approval of Council.
(Ord. 2017-49. Passed 12-5-17.)