(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)