The Planning and Zoning Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(A) Planning:
1. Preparing and/or reviewing a comprehensive plan for the present and future development and redevelopment of the Village. The comprehensive plan may be recommended for adoption in whole or in separate geographical or functional parts which, when adopted by the Village Board, shall be the official comprehensive plan of the Village or part thereof;
2. Recommending amendments to the comprehensive plan as may be deemed necessary;
3. Preparing an official plan map of the Village and such later revisions in the official plan map as may be deemed necessary by the Planning and Zoning Commission or the Village Board; and
4. Planning for specific improvements pursuant to the provisions of the official plan map. In connection with the foregoing, the commission shall:
(a) Review and make recommendations for neighborhood or area renewal, conservation, redevelopment, urban esthetics, and civic design,
(b) Call upon any officials of the Village for aid and advice upon any matter properly within the scope of interest of the Planning and Zoning Commission and give aid to the officials of the Village and other governmental agencies charged with the direction of projects for improvements included in the official plan map, to further the making of such improvements and to generally promote the realization of the official comprehensive plan. If the Planning and Zoning Commission deems it advisable to secure technical assistance or service, it may do so upon authority from and within appropriations made by the Village Board, and
(c) Exercise such other powers, duties, and functions as may be specified in this Code; as may, from time to time, be conferred on the Planning and Zoning Commission by the Village Board; and exercise the statutory powers granted to Zoning Boards of Appeal and Plan Commissions as may be provided by any applicable provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code or other State Statute.
(B) Zoning: The Planning and Zoning Commission shall exercise and perform any power, duty, or function as may be specified in titles 4, "Development Regulations", and 10, "Zoning Regulations", of this Code and exercise the statutory powers granted to Zoning Boards of Appeal and Plan Commissions as may be provided by any applicable provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code or other State Statute.
(C) Subdivisions: The Planning and Zoning Commission shall exercise and perform any power, duty, or function as may be specified in title 11, "Subdivision Regulations", of this Code, and exercise the statutory powers granted to Zoning Boards of Appeal and Plan Commissions as may be provided by any applicable provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code or other State Statute. (Ord. 2017-2, 3-28-2017, eff. 4-8-2017)