[R.O. 2010 §105.570; CC 1970 §2-64; Ord. No. 963 §1, 2-13-1953]
In order to make adequate provision for and to stimulate, guide,
direct, arrange and beautify the City, and the future development
in growth thereof, there is hereby created a commission, to be known
as the City Plan Commission.
[R.O. 2010 §105.580; CC 1970 §2-65; Ord. No. 963 §2, 2-13-1953; Ord. No. 1459 §1, 1-28-1969; Ord. No. 12-97 §2, 11-3-1997]
The City Plan Commission shall consist of six (6) members, five
(5) of which shall be designated as public members and shall be residents
of the City, with at least one (1) chosen from each Ward. The sixth
(6th) member shall be the City Engineer. They shall be appointed by
the Mayor and approved by the Board of Aldermen, for periods of four
(4) years, except the City Engineer, who shall serve by virtue of
his/her office. All public members shall serve without pay and shall
hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified. The
City Plan Commission shall also serve as the Zoning Commission, and
in addition to its duties as the City Plan Commission shall exercise
and perform all of the powers and duties provided for in the zoning
regulations and delegated to the City Plan Commission and City Zoning
Commission.
[R.O. 2010 §105.590; CC 1970 §2-66; Ord. No. 963 §3, 2-13-1953]
The Plan Commission shall elect from among its citizen members
its own Chairman for a one (1) year term, and from time to time provide
such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this Code or other
ordinances of the City for its own organization and procedure as it
may deem proper.
[R.O. 2010 §105.600; CC 1970 §2-67; Ord. No. 963 §4, 2-13-1953]
The Plan Commission shall make such reports covering its investigations,
transactions and recommendations as it may deem proper, or as may
be required by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. The Commission may
employ such City planners, engineers, clerks and other persons as
may be authorized by the Board of Aldermen, whose salaries and compensation,
and other necessary expenses of the Commission and its members shall
be provided for at the discretion of the Board of Aldermen by proper
appropriations or ordinances.
[R.O. 2010 §105.610; CC 1970 §2-68; Ord. No. 963 §5, 2-13-1953]
The powers and duties of the Plan Commission shall be to prepare
from time to time a comprehensive plan showing its ideas and recommendations
of the zoning system covering the whole or any part of the City, together
with its recommendations as to restrictions and other questions or
issues therewith connected and to provide such outlines, drawings,
maps or plans covering the whole or any portion of the City, and of
any lands outside of the City that in the opinion of the Commission
bears relation to the welfare or beauty of the City or its inhabitants.
Such plans shall show the Commission's ideas and recommendations relative
to the location, length, width and arrangement of the streets, alleys,
bridges, viaducts, parks, playgrounds, boulevards or other public
grounds or improvements; the platting of public property into lots,
plots, streets, alleys, railroad or streetcar lines, transportation
or other channels for communication of any kind; the grouping of public
buildings; the design and placing of any memorials, works of art,
power or lighting plants, street lighting standards, telegraph and
telephone poles, street name signs, billboards or projecting signs;
and all other things pertaining to the welfare, housing, appearance
or beauty of the City or any portion thereof. Proposals for the subdivision
of any land within the City shall be submitted to the Commission for
its consideration, suggestions, ideas and recommendations to the Board,
before such plat of subdivision shall be approved by the Board of
Aldermen. The Commission shall consider any proposition to amend or
change the Zoning Regulations or Map, or other proposition referred
to it by the Mayor or Board of Aldermen, and shall report back to
the Board of Aldermen in writing, its recommendation thereon stating
the reasons for its recommendations. The Commission shall also, as
the Zoning Commission, perform all of the duties and have all of the
powers referred to in any Zoning Regulations in force in the City.
The Commission shall perform such other duties as may be provided
by law or ordinance.
[R.O. 2010 §105.620; CC 1970 §2-69; Ord. No. 963 §6, 2-13-1953]
It shall also be the duty of the Plan Commission to prepare
and recommend such national, State and Municipal legislation as may,
in its opinion, be deemed necessary in carrying out the recommendations
or suggestions of the Commission.
[R.O. 2010 §105.630]
The Board of Aldermen may remove any citizen member for cause
stated in writing and after public hearing.
