The Plan Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(A) To prepare and recommend to the City Council a comprehensive plan for the present and future development or redevelopment of the city and contiguous unincorporated territory not more than 1½ miles beyond the corporate limits of the city and not included in any other municipality.
(1) The plan may be adopted in whole or in separate geographical or functional parts, each of which, when adopted, shall be the official comprehen- sive plan, or part thereof, of the city.
(2) The plan shall be advisory except as to the part that has been implemented by ordinances duly enacted by the Council.
(3) All requirements for public hearings, filing of notice of adoption with the County Recorder of Deeds and filing of the plan and ordinances with the City Clerk shall be complied with as provided for by law.
(4) To provide for the health, safety, comfort and convenience of the inhabitants of the city and contiguous territory, the plan shall establish reasonable standards of design for subdivisions and for resubdivisions of unimproved land and of areas subject to redevelopment in respect to public improvements as herein defined and shall establish reasonable requirements governing the location, width, course and surfacing of public streets and highways, alleys, ways for public service facilities, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, street lights, parks, playgrounds and school grounds, the size of lots to be used for residential purposes, storm water drainage, water supply and distribution, sanitary sewers and sewage collection and treatment. The requirements specified herein shall become regulatory only when adopted by ordinance.
(B) To designate land suitable for annexation to the city and the recommended zoning classification for the land upon annexation.
(C) To recommend to the City Council, from time to time, the changes in the comprehensive plan or any part thereof as may be deemed necessary.
(D) To prepare and recommend to the Council, from time to time, plans and/or recommendations for specific improvements in pursuance of the official comprehensive plan.
(E) To give aid to the city officials charged with the direction of projects for improvements embraced within the official plan, or parts thereof, to further the making of the improvements and generally to promote the realization of the official comprehensive plan.
(F) To arrange and conduct any form of publicity relative to its activities for the general purpose of public understanding.
(G) To cooperate with municipal or regional planning commissions and other agencies or groups to further the local planning program and to assure harmonious and integrated planning for the area.
(H) To exercise other powers germane to those granted under authority of the Illinois Municipal Code, approved May 29, 1961 and effective July 1, 1961, and as amended, as may be conferred by the City Council.
(Ord. 64-2, passed 7-14-64)