[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Council of the Village of
Michiana 11-18-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-02 (Section 18.000 of the 2001 Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 360.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2004-04]
The Planning Commission will consist of seven members, one of
whom will be a member of the legislative body to be selected by resolution
of the legislative body to serve as a member ex officio, and the remainder
of whom will be appointed by the Village President as provided in
this section. An appointment by the Village President shall be subject
to approval of the Village Council by majority vote. Each member of
the Commission shall serve without compensation. No member of the
Commission shall hold any other municipal office except that one member
may be a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals. The term of each member
shall continue as appointed until the end of his term, and thereafter
members shall be appointed for three-year terms. All members shall
hold office until their successors are appointed, and any vacancies
in the Commission shall be filled by appointment by the President,
subject to approval by the Village Council. After a public hearing,
a member other than the member selected by the legislative body may
be removed by the President for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or
malfeasance in office. The legislative body may for like cause remove
the member selected by the legislative body. All ex officio members
appointed under this subsection shall have full voting rights.
The Commission shall elect a Chairman from among its members
and fill such other offices as it may create from time to time. The
Chairman shall hold office for one year and be eligible for reelection.
The Commission shall hold at least one regular meeting each quarter
and shall adopt rules for the transaction of its business and keep
a record of its proceedings, which record shall be a public record.
A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business. The Building Inspector shall serve as staff liaison.
The Commission may appoint such employees as it deems necessary
for its work, and it may contract with planners, engineers, architects
and consultants for such services as it may require. The expenditures
of the Commission, exclusive of gifts, shall be within the amount
appropriated for the purpose by the Village Council.
It shall be the function and duty of the Commission to make
and adopt a master plan for land use, historic preservation, environmental
preservation, and to conduct related studies.
The Commission shall have such powers and duties as are set
out in the provisions of Act 33 of the Public Acts of 2008 (MCLA § 125.3801
et seq.). the Michigan Planning Enabling Act, as well as such additional
powers and duties as may be conferred or imposed upon such commission
from time to time by the laws of the State of Michigan, including
but not limited to:
A.
Preparation of a zoning plan for the control of the height, area,
bulk, location and use of buildings and premises.
B.
Preparation of comprehensive surveys and studies of present conditions
and future growth of the Village.
C.
Formal adoption of the Master Plan, in whole or in part.
D.
Conduct public hearings and make recommendation for plats and subdivisions
prior to filing or recording and adoption of the plat or subdivision
within the Village, which recommendation shall be submitted to the
Village Council for final review.
E.
In general, such powers as may be necessary to enable the Commission
to fulfill its function.
