The Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the following powers and duties.
(A) To prepare and recommend to the Village Board of Trustees a comprehensive plan for the present and future development or redevelopment of the village and contiguous unincorporated territory not more than 1-1/2 miles beyond the corporate limits of the village and not included in any other municipality. Such plan may be adopted in whole or in separate geographical or functional parts, each of which, when adopted shall be the official comprehensive plan, or part thereof, of the village. Such plan shall be advisory except as to such part thereof as has been implemented by ordinances duly enacted by the Board of Trustees. All requirements for public hearing, filing of notice of adoption with the County Recorder of Deeds and filing of the plan and ordinances with the Village Clerk shall be complied with as provided for by law. In order to provide for the health, safely, comfort, and convenience of the inhabitants of the village and contiguous territory, such plan may be implemented by ordinances establishing 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: establishing 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, school grounds, size of lots to be used for residential purposes, storm water drainage, water supply and distribution, sanitary sewers, and sewage collection and treatment; and designating land suitable for annexation to the village and the recommended zoning classification for such land upon annexation.
(B) To recommend to Village Board of Trustees, from time to time, such changes in the official comprehensive plan, or any part thereof, as may be deemed necessary.
(C) To prepare and recommend to the Board of Trustees, from time to time, plans or recommendations, or both, for specific improvements in pursuance of the official comprehensive plan.
(D) To give aid to the officials of the village charged with the direction of projects for improvements embraced within the official plan, or parts thereof, to further the making of such projects for improvements, and generally to promote the realization of the official comprehensive plan.
(E) To arrange and conduct any form of publicity relative to its activities for the general purpose of public understanding.
(F) 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.
(G) To exercise such other powers germane to the powers granted under authority of state statute as may be conferred by the Village Board of Trustees.
(H) To review plans, conduct public hearings, and make recommendations on any applications or changes requested or required under Chapter 157 - Comprehensive Plan, Chapter 158 - Development Regulations, Chapter 159 - Zoning Code, Chapter 160 - Stormwater Management, and as otherwise required by any chapter of the village Code of Ordinances.
('71 Code, Ch. 11 § 2-5) (Ord. 269, passed 11-20-68; Am. Ord. 12-0975, passed 4-4-12)