There is hereby established a Plan Commission of the Village
("Plan Commission"), consisting of seven members.
(A)
Bylaws. The Plan Commission shall adopt its own bylaws for its own
guidance and proceedings as may be expedient, but not in conflict
with this article or this Code. Such bylaws shall contain the schedule
of the Plan Commission's regular meetings, as well as the location
thereof, which shall be within the corporate limits of the Village,
except as may be modified by the bylaws of the Plan Commission. Robert's
Rules of Order Revised shall govern the proceedings of all the meetings
of the Plan Commission.
(B)
Testimony. All testimony by witnesses at any hearing provided for
in the Village Zoning Code shall be given under oath. The Chairperson
or Acting Chairperson may administer oaths.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection (C), Chairperson, which immediately
followed this subsection, was repealed 9-9-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-3557.
The Plan Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(A)
To hear all applications for amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, special uses, and planned unit developments, and thereafter submit reports of findings and recommendations thereon to the Board of Trustees in the manner prescribed in the Zoning Ordinance (See Chapter 15 of this Code.);
(B)
To initiate, direct and review, from time to time, studies of the
provisions of the Zoning Ordinance and to make reports of its recommendations
to the Board of Trustees not less frequently than once each year;
(C)
To hear and decide all other matters upon which it is required to
decide under the Zoning Ordinance;
(D)
To hear all applications for approval of subdivisions, and thereafter submit reports of findings and recommendations thereon to the Board of Trustees in the manner prescribed in the Subdivision Ordinance (See Chapter 16 of this Code.); and
(E)
To perform such other duties and exercise such other powers germane
to the powers granted by the Board of Trustees and the statutes of
the State of Illinois.
