Sec. VII-7. THE MUNICIPAL PLANNING COMMISSION.
Composition and Term. The Municipal Planning Commission shall consist of the Mayor, and four (4) electors of the Municipality not holding other Municipal office, to be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of Council. The terms of the present members of the Planning Commission, other than the Mayor, shall terminate on December 31, 1959, and their successors shall be appointed for a term of four (4) years, except that, of the four (4) first appointed, one (1) shall be appointed for a term of one (1) year, one (1) shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years, one (1) shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years, and one (1) for a term of four (4) years. A vacancy occurring during the term of any member of the Municipal Planning Commission shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner authorized for an original appointment.
Duties. The Municipal Planning Commission shall have such powers and duties as shall be conferred upon it by ordinance of the Council and the laws of Ohio including but not limited to such as relate to the plan, design, location, removal, relocation and alteration of any building or structures owned by the public or located on public streets or public property; the location, relocation, widening, extension and vacation of streets, parkways, playgrounds and other public places; the approval and regulation of plats and procedures for the subdivision of land and streets, sewers and utilities therein, and the zoning of the Municipality for any lawful purpose or purposes.
In the enactment of zoning legislation or regulations respecting the platting or subdivision of lands, Council may provide by ordinance for such public hearings and notices and for the form and manner of publications or delivery of notices as it deems necessary and in the public interest and as may be in conformity with this Charter, irrespective of the provisions of the Statutes of Ohio in regard thereto.
(Amended 11-5-02)