(A) From and after the time when the Planning Commission shall have organized and selected its officers and shall have adopted its rules of procedure, then the Commission shall have all the powers, duties, and responsibilities set forth in Act 487, State Acts of 1967, as amended.
(B) In general, the powers of the Commission include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
(1) To prepare and revise periodically a comprehensive plan and program for the development of its jurisdiction, such document to carry the title of “Pendleton Land Use Plan,” “Pendleton Comprehensive Plan,” or similar title.
(2) To prepare and recommend for adoption to the appropriate governing authority or authorities as a means for implementing the plan and program:
(a) Zoning ordinances or resolutions, and maps and appropriate revisions thereof for its jurisdiction.
(b) Regulations for the subdivision of land and appropriate revisions thereof within its jurisdiction, and to administer the regulations that may be adopted.
(c) An official map and appropriate revisions thereof showing the exact location of existing or proposed public streets and highways, rights-of-way of highways and utilities, and public building sites, together with regulations to control the erection of buildings or other structures or changes in land use within such streets, highways, rights-of- ways, building sites, or open spaces within its political jurisdiction or a specified portion thereof.
(d) A capital program for its jurisdiction based on the comprehensive plan and the capital improvements necessary to implement the plan. Such a capital program shall include an annual capital budget based on estimates of the cost of proposed projects and the means of financing them. The Commission shall submit the capital program, including the capital budget, to the governing authority or authorities as directed by the authority or authorities.
(3) To establish principles and policies for guiding action in the development of the area.
(4) To prepare and recommend to the Town Council for adoption, ordinances promoting orderly development in accordance with the comprehensive plan, other than those previously mentioned.
(5) To determine whether specific proposed developments conform to the principles and requirements of the comprehensive plan for the growth and improvement of the area.
(6) To review and recommend to the Town Council any needed changes in the zoning ordinance and the map of the town, as well as the subdivision regulations, official maps, and other codes, ordinances, and controls related to the municipality’s development.
(7) To keep the Town Council and the general public informed as to the matters described above.
(Ord. 78-03, passed 8-7-78)