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The Board shall have power to establish such committees thereof as it may see fit and shall have the responsibility to advise the City Council about all operations of parks and recreational programming as offered by the Department of Park and Recreation. The Board shall be charged to evaluate the delivery of services and quality of facilities. The Board shall annually submit to the City Council a report on its evaluation of present services and facilities, as well as projecting future leisure service needs of the Park and Recreation Department. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Board shall have no jurisdiction over roads and public ways in any park in the city without prior approval from the Council. The Board is empowered to accept and receive all donations and contributions for public park or for recreation facilities that may be made to the city. The Board is empowered to do all things necessary for the efficient operation and management of the public parks and recreation facilities in the city to the extent that may be permitted by law; provided, however, that, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Board shall not be authorized to levy or impose taxes.
(1992 Code, § 255:20)
PLANNING COMMISSION; ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
(A) A Planning Commission is hereby continued as heretofore established to be known as the “Planning Commission of the City of Owatonna”. Said Commission shall consist of seven members, one member of which shall be appointed from each ward and two from the city at large. The Mayor shall seek candidates for each Planning Commission position. Candidates will be reviewed by a committee of the Mayor, President of the Planning Commission and City Planner, with recommendations forwarded to the City Council by May 30 for review and subsequent approval. Appointments made to fill mid-term vacancies shall be done so in an expeditious manner. Resignation from the Planning Commission shall be in writing, submitted to the Mayor who shall notify the City Council and Planning Commission of the vacancy. Each member shall be appointed for a term of three years. The members of the Planning Commission in office at this time shall hold office until April 30 of the year in which their terms expire and until their successors are appointed and qualified and the present series of staggered terms shall be continued. All department heads and other city staff members shall cooperate with the Commission and, upon request of the Commission, shall assist in every possible manner the work of the Commission. The City Planner shall act as Secretary of the Commission. The Commission shall annually elect from its members a President and a Vice-President to serve until their successors are elected and qualified. Members who have served for three full, consecutive terms shall not be eligible for reappointment.
(B) The Planning Commission may adopt by-laws and rules of procedures and operations consistent with city ordinance and applicable state legislation; except that, such by-laws must provide for a minimum of one regularly scheduled meeting a month. Such by-laws shall be submitted to the City Council for approval.
(1992 Code, § 260:00) (Ord. 1065, passed 8-18-1992)
(A) The Planning Commission is charged with the development and subsequent revision of the city’s Comprehensive Plan. The content, form of the plan and procedure for plan adoption and amendment shall be consistent with state municipal planning legislation. After adoption, the Planning Commission shall submit to the City Council the Comprehensive Plan, any element of such plan or revision of existing plan. After review, the City Council may, by resolution of a majority of its members, adopt and amend the Comprehensive Plan or portion of plan. Until so adopted by the governing body, the plan shall constitute only the recommendation of the Planning Commission.
(B) After the Comprehensive Plan has been adopted by the City Council, no publicly owned interest in real property within the municipality shall be acquired or disposed of, nor shall any capital improvement in excess of $100,000 be authorized by the municipality until after the Planning Commission has reviewed the proposed acquisition, disposal or capital improvement and reported in writing to the City Council or other political subdivision concerned, its findings as to compliance of the proposed acquisition, disposal or improvement with the comprehensive municipal plan.
(C) (1) For the purpose of this section,
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS shall mean buildings or structures with construction costs in excess of $100,000; or the construction of community infrastructure including streets, sanitary and storm sewer, and water lines when such streets or lines shall extend into and serve a previously undeveloped or unserved area.
(2) The maintenance or replacement of equipment and the servicing of individual properties from the street to the building is not included. Failure of the Planning Commission to report on the proposal within 45 days after such a reference shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of this provision.
(3) The City Council may, by resolution adopted by two-thirds vote, dispense with the requirements of this section when, in its judgment, it finds that the proposed acquisition or disposal of real property or capital improvement has no relationship to the comprehensive municipal plan.
(1992 Code, § 260:05) (Ord. 1065, passed 8-18-1992)
(A) The Planning Commission of the city may establish such reasonable regulations and restrictions as it deems advisable to ensure the planned growth and expansion of the city and said Planning Commission may prescribe requirements before approving plats.
(B) Such regulations, restrictions and requirements shall be consistent with applicable state law. No plat shall be accepted or filed without the approval of said Planning Commission and of the City Council. All proposed streets and public ways on such plat shall conform to the plans of the municipality as indicated upon the official map.
(1992 Code, § 260:10) (Ord. 1065, passed 8-18-1992)
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