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The Planning Commission shall have all powers heretofore granted by law to the Zoning Commission. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Planning Commission to advise the Village Council in regard to the proper development of the village, whether or not solicited. This advice shall include the preparation and adoption of a Master Plan, or parts thereof, as set forth in Public Act 285 of the state.
(2005 Code, § 270.007) (Ord. passed 5-10-1967)
The adoption of a Master Plan, or any part thereof, shall require the concurring vote of not less than six members of the Planning Commission. Prior to any such adoption, the Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing. Notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be given at least 15 days prior to such hearing in the official newspaper of the village and by certified mail to each utility company and railroad company owning property within the village. No vote of the Village Council is required for such adoption.
(2005 Code, § 270.008) (Ord. passed 5-10-1967)
The Planning Commission shall prepare zoning and subdivision regulations and other regulations deemed desirable to guide and control the development and physical condition of the village in accordance with the Master Plan for consideration and adoption by the Village Council.
(2005 Code, § 270.009) (Ord. passed 5-10-1967)
The Planning Commission shall prepare coordinated and comprehensive programs of public improvements after adopting a Master Plan. The Commission shall annually prepare such a program for the ensuing six years, which shall show those structures and improvements, in order of priority, which in the Commission’s judgement will be needed or will be desirable and can be undertaken within the six-year period.
(2005 Code, § 270.010) (Ord. passed 5-10-1967)
The Commission shall have the power to promote public interest in and understanding of the plan and to that end may publish and distribute copies of the plan or of any report and may employ such other means of publicity and education as it may determine. Members of the Commission, when duly authorized by the Commission, may attend village planning conferences or meetings of village planning institutes, or hearings upon pending village planning legislation. The Commission may, by resolution spread upon its minutes, pay the reasonable traveling expenses incident to such attendance. It shall be the Commission’s duty to consult and advise with public officials and agencies, public utility companies, civic, educational, professional, and other organizations, and with citizens with relation to the protecting or carrying out of the plan. The Commission shall have the right to accept and use gifts for the exercise of its functions.
(2005 Code, § 270.011) (Ord. passed 5-10-1967)
All public officials shall, upon request, furnish to the Commission, within a reasonable time, such available information as it may require for its work. The Commission, its members, officers, and employees, in the performance of their functions, may enter upon any land and make examinations and surveys and place and maintain necessary monuments, and marks thereon. In general, the Commission shall have such powers as may be necessary to enable it to fulfill its functions, promote municipal planning, or carry out the purpose of this act.
(2005 Code, § 270.012) (Ord. passed 5-10-1967)