(A) The City Planning and Zoning Commission shall serve as a Board of Adjustment as provided by state law. The City Planning and Zoning Commission shall adopt rules necessary for the conduct of its affairs and in keeping with the provisions of this chapter. The City Planning and Zoning Commission shall keep record of all proceedings. Meetings shall be held at the call of the Chairperson and at such other times the Planning and Zoning Commission may determine. The Chairperson, or in his or her absence, the acting chair, may administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses. All meetings shall be open to the public.
(B) The City Planning and Zoning Commission shall keep minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member upon each question, or if absent or failure to vote indicating such fact, and shall keep records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which shall be of public record and be immediately filed with the Secretary of the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall adopt from time to time, subject to the approval of the City Council, such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to carry appropriate provisions of this chapter into effect.
(C) In exercising the duties granted to it by this chapter, the City Planning Commission shall by ordinance adopt regulations governing land uses, building or setback lines, and the subdivision or platting of land within the city in accordance with SDCL Chapters 11-4 and 11-6.
(Ord. 477, passed 2-1-2013)