The Planning Commission of the City is the Planning Commission referred to in this Zoning Code.
The Commission is hereby vested with the power and responsibility to:
(a) Prepare and recommend to Council a Comprehensive Plan and any additional plans for the development and redevelopment of the City and its extraterritorial planning jurisdiction;
(b) Conduct hearings and make recommendations to Council for approval, conditional approval or denial of all applications for:
(1) Amendments to this Code; and
(2) Right-of-way vacations and dedications; and
(3) Amendments to the City’s Zoning Map.
(Ord. 17-02. Passed 2-13-17.)
(c) File an annual report with the Mayor and Council setting forth its transactions and recommendations;
(d) Adopt by-laws and any other procedural rules consistent with this and other City ordinances and State statutes;
(e) Prepare and recommend to Council changes in any City plan or part thereof;
(f) Prepare and recommend to Council proposals for specific improvements to carry out City plans;
(g) Cooperate with county and regional planning commissions and other groups to promote coordinated planning;
(h) Recommend to Council the employment of such professional planning, legal, engineering or administrative staff or consulting assistance as is necessary to fulfill its responsibilities;
(i) Advise the Board of Zoning Appeals on plan provisions and other planning factors related to the Board's review of zoning petitions; and
(j) Carry out any other function concerning land subdivision or other matters that may be conferred upon it by the City Subdivision Regulations or any other City ordinance or State statute, and discharge any other duties referred or assigned to it by Council.
The concurring vote of three members of the Commission shall be required to take action on all such matters. (Ord. 87-94. Passed 7-27-87.)