(a) Organization.
(1) The Planning Commission shall consist of five members including the Mayor and a member of Council. Each member shall be a resident of the Village and appointed by the Mayor for terms of six years each, except that the term of one of the members of the first Commission shall be for four years and one for two years. All such members shall serve without compensation.
(2) The Planning Commission shall create, establish, and adopt rules and regulations for its own government and procedure that is consistent with this Zoning Ordinance, and shall annually choose a chairman and a vice-chairman. The chairman shall be elected at the first meeting of the Planning Commission in January of each year. The chairman shall serve a one-year term.
(b) Meetings. The Planning Commission shall meet at a day and time each month (as established by the Planning Commission) if necessary, or at the request of the Mayor or his designee, or upon written notice by two or more of its members. Such request or notice shall be given at least twelve hours prior to the meeting time. Such written notice from Planning Commission members must be given to all available members of the Planning Commission and the Mayor or his designee. Such written notice must specify the item(s) on the agenda.
(c) Powers and Duties. The powers and duties of the Planning Commission shall be:
(1) Consider and approve, deny, or modify a proposed change or amendment to this Zoning Ordinance or the Zoning Map and make such recommendation to Council.
(2) Recommend, by motion, a change or amendment to this Zoning Ordinance or the Zoning Map.
(3) Review and supervise subdivision platting and development plans for planned district applications with reference to this Zoning Ordinance and the Subdivision Regulations.
(4) All of those powers and duties set forth in the Ohio Revised Code, including but not limited to, Ohio R.C. 713.02.
(5) Perform other such duties as are required by Ordinance or requested by the Mayor and/or Council.
(d) Removal. Council may, at any time, remove any member of the Planning Commission with the concurrence of two-thirds of all members elected to Council.
(Ord. 5-2015. Passed 2-9-15.)