The PZB is hereby vested with the following powers, duties, jurisdiction and authority related to its planning role:
(A) Comprehensive Plan: 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 one and one-half (11/2) miles beyond the corporate limits of the city 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 city. Such plan shall be advisory except as to such part thereof as has been implemented by ordinances duly enacted by the city council. All requirements for public hearing, filing of notice of adoption with the county recorder of deeds, and filing of said plan and ordinances with the city clerk shall be complied with as provided for by law.
To provide for the health, safety, comfort and convenience of the inhabitants of the city and contiguous territory, such plan or plans 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, streetlights, parks, playgrounds, school grounds, size of lots to be used for residential purposes, stormwater 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) Annexation: To designate land suitable for annexation to the municipality and the recommended zoning classification for such land upon annexation.
(C) Changes To Comprehensive Plan: To recommend to the city council from time to time, such changes in the comprehensive plan or any part thereof as may be deemed necessary or are in the public interest. Give aid and advice to the officials of the city charged with the direction or projects embraced within the comprehensive plan; and generally to promote the realization of the comprehensive plan.
(D) Recommendations For Improvements: To prepare and recommend to the city council from time to time, plans and/or recommendations for specific improvements in pursuance of the official comprehensive plan.
(E) Give Aid: To give aid to the officials of the city charged with the direction of projects for improvements embraced within the official plan or parts thereof, to further the making of such improvements, and generally to promote the realization of the official comprehensive plan.
(F) Publicity: To arrange and conduct any form of publicity relative to its activities for the general purpose of public understanding.
(G) Planning: To cooperate with municipal and/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) Rules Of Procedure: To adopt rules of procedure for the PZB's meetings and hearings not in conflict with state law or this code; provided, however, that such rules of procedure must be ratified by the city council.
(I) Procedure At Hearings: The PZB shall adopt rules of procedure by a majority vote of the currently appointed members to govern the conduct of its hearings, subject to ratification by the city council. Upon the hearing, any party may appear in person or by agent or by attorney.
(J) Powers Granted By Statute: To exercise such other powers germane to the powers granted under authority of state statute. (Ord. 2158, 4-26-2016)