A. Authority. The Department of Development Services has the authority, as authorized by the Board of Trustees, to formulate and recommend a Comprehensive Plan or elements thereof, and amendments thereto, from time to time, for review by the Plan Commission and adoption by the Board of Trustees. (Amd. Ord. 5167 – 2/20/17)
B. General Purpose. Upon adoption, the Comprehensive Plan shall be considered an official statement of the policy of the Village with respect to the existing and developing character of various areas of the Village; the proper objectives, standards and directions for future maintenance, growth and development of the Village; the means to be employed to protect the existing character of development and to encourage future development that will be in the best interests of the Village; and the actions and programs to be undertaken by the Village with respect to its future maintenance and development.
C. Elements. The Comprehensive Plan for the Village may be composed of such elements covering such subjects as may be deemed appropriate by the Board of Trustees, including but not limited to, natural resources, transportation, economic development, and annexation.
D. Effect. No development regulation, Zoning District Map, Capital Improvements Program, or Overlay Plan relating to the physical maintenance or development of the Village or any land within it shall be enacted, established, amended or varied and no public building, public improvement, public site or right-of-way or other public structure or use of land shall be authorized, established, developed, redeveloped or modified in location or extent, whether by a public agency or a private developer, other than in accordance with the policies, goals, objectives, principles and standards of the adopted Comprehensive Plan or relevant element thereof.
E. Plan Development. The Director of Development Services, with the assistance of other Village departments and agencies, shall develop and revise a Comprehensive Plan for the Village of Orland Park. The process of plan development is necessarily an informal one, not readily adaptable to rigid procedures, but the Director shall, in developing a plan, make all reasonable efforts to obtain the views, comments and criticisms of interested departments, divisions, agencies, organizations, groups, firms and residents of the Village. All administrative departments of the Village government, as well as all agencies, boards and commissions shall provide to the Director, upon his/her request, such available records or information as may be required to support and assist in the preparation of the Plan. (Amd. Ord. 4839 – 9/16/13)
F. Adoption of Plan.
1. Upon completion of the Plan, or any element thereof, the Development Services Department shall conduct sufficient public meetings in the Village to provide adequate opportunities for all citizens to present their views.
2. Upon completion of the meetings required in Subsection (1) above, the Development Services Department may present the Plan or any element thereof to the Plan Commission for review and recommendation to the Board of Trustees. The Plan Commission shall set, advertise and conduct a public hearing on the Plan, any element of the Plan or any amendment to the Plan in accordance with the public hearing notice procedures in Section 5-101 General Procedures, Requirements and Regulations. The Plan Commission shall recommend to the Board of Trustees that the Plan or any element or amendment be approved, modified or rejected.
3. The Board of Trustees may adopt, reject, or modify such Plan or any element thereof, or refer the Plan to the Plan Commission or Development Services Department for further study. (Amd. Ord. 4839 – 9/16/13)
G. Amendment of Plan. The Comprehensive Plan or any element thereof may be amended in the same manner as it is adopted.
H. Re-examination of the Plan. In addition to ongoing review to conduct studies and compile statistics, at least once every six (6) years the Development Services Department shall re-examine the Comprehensive Plan, these regulations and all other development regulations adopted by the Village to implement said Plan. The Development Services Department shall prepare a written report setting forth the findings of such re-examination, and shall transmit a copy thereof to the Plan Commission, the Board of Trustees and the Village Manager. These findings shall include:
1. The major problems and objectives relating to land development confronting the Village at the time of the adoption, or last revision or re-examination, of the Comprehensive Plan.
2. The extent to which such problems and objectives have been reduced or have increased subsequent to such date.
3. The extent to which there have been significant changes in the assumptions, policies and objectives forming the basis for such Plan or regulations as last revised, with particular regard to the density and distribution of population and land uses, housing conditions, circulation, conservation of natural resources and change in State, County and Village policies and objectives.
4. The specific changes recommended for such Plan or regulations, if any, including underlying objectives, policies and standards, or whether a new Plan or regulation should be prepared. (Amd. Ord. 4839 - 9/16/13)