[Amended 5-9-2000 by Ord. No. 264]
A. The Village of New Haven Planning Commission as established
under Act 285 of the Michigan Public Acts of 1931, as amended, shall
perform all of the duties of a planning commission in accordance with
said Act and such other duties as are established in this chapter.
B. Pursuant to MCLA § 125.33(4), the Planning
Commission shall consist of seven members, one of whom shall be a
member of the Village Council to serve ex officio.
C. The Village President shall appoint the members, subject
to approval of the Village Council by majority vote. All appointed
members of the Commission may be compensated at a rate to be determined
by the appointing or legislative body. An appointed member shall not
hold another municipal office, except that one appointed member may
be a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment or Appeals. The term
of the ex officio member shall be determined by the Village Council
and shall be stated in the resolution selecting the ex officio member,
but the term shall not exceed the member's term of office as a member
of the legislative body. The term of each appointed member shall be
three years or until his or her successor takes office, except that
the respective terms of two of the members first appointed shall be
for one year and three for two years. After a public hearing, a member
other than the member selected by the Village Council may be removed
by the President for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance
in office. The Village Council body may for like cause remove the
member selected by the Village Council body. All ex officio members
appointed under this subsection shall have full voting rights.
The Planning Commission shall have those powers
and duties as provided in Public Act 285 of 1931, as amended, Public
Act 110 of 2006, as amended, and such other duties as are established
in this chapter, including:
A. Prepare and maintain a general development plan.
B. Review and make recommendations to the Village Council
regarding adoption of a zoning ordinance and subsequent amendments
thereto.
C. Review and decide special land uses in accordance with Article
XX of this chapter.
D. Review and approve site plans in accordance with §
515-100 of this chapter.
E. Review and make recommendation to the Village Council
regarding tentative preliminary plat review of subdivisions under
P.A. 288 of 1967, as amended.
F. Review and approval of proposed public works projects.
G. Conduct necessary public hearings as required by law
regarding matters before the Commission for review, recommendation
or approval.
H. Review and take appropriate action on all other matters
which are subject to Planning Commission review authority as required
by law.
Appeals from decisions of the Planning Commission
shall be taken in the manner provided by law.