(A) (1) Establishment. There is hereby established a commission known as the Planning Commission of the village. The Planning Commission shall consist of five members who shall be qualified as officers of the village. They shall be the same persons who comprise the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(2) Jurisdiction and duties.
(a) The Planning Commission is hereby vested with the following powers and duties in the administration of this chapter:
1. To meet whenever requested by the committee of the Village Board having jurisdiction over planning and zoning to discuss matters of interest to that committee;
2. To post or publish notices of public hearing, and to hold such hearings as requested by the applicable statutes of the state, pertaining to proposed amendments to the regulations imposed and the districts created by this chapter, pertaining to initial zoning of property upon annexation or in accordance with annexation agreements, and to proposed special uses, as established in this chapter;
3. To make written reports and recommendations to the Village Board on any such proposed amendments, zoning upon annexation or proposed special uses;
4. To initiate, direct and review, from time to time, studies of the provisions of this chapter and to make reports of its recommendations to the Village Board;
5. To hear and decide all matters which it is required to act upon under this chapter;
6. If requested by the Village Board, to prepare a Comprehensive Plan; and
(b) The jurisdiction of the Planning Commission is not limited to zoning; for example, the Planning Commission has other duties under Ch. 155 of this code of ordinances.
(Prior Code, § 151.062)
(B) (1) All meetings requested of the Planning Commission shall be held at the call of the Chairperson, and at such other times as the Commission may determine. All testimony by witnesses at any hearing provided for in this chapter shall, at the option of the Chairperson, be given under oath. The Chairperson, or in the Chairperson’s absence, the acting Chairperson, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings shall comply with the Open Meetings Act. The Planning Commission shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon every question, or if absent or failing to vote, indicating that fact, and shall also keep records of other official actions. Every rule, regulation, every amendment or repeal thereof, and every order, requirement, decision or determination of the Planning Commission shall immediately be filed in the office of the Village Clerk and shall be a public record.
(2) The concurring vote of a majority of a quorum of the Planning Commission, is necessary to decide in favor of the applicant any matter under this chapter, or to recommend any amendment or special use to the Village Board.
(3) The Planning Commission may have rules of procedure which shall be approved from time to time by the Village Board.
(Prior Code, § 151.063)
(Ord. 96-010, passed 4-1-1996; Ord. 2001-014, passed 8-6-2001; Ord. 2010-029, passed 8-2-2010)