[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of
the Town of Coventry 11-12-1991 by Ord. No. 9-91-0181 as Ch. 14, Art.
I, of the 1991 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Planning Commission shall prepare and adopt a Comprehensive
Plan for the future development of the Town.[1] Such plan shall, among other things, show the proposed
arrangement of land uses; transportation facilities; public facilities;
utility systems; deteriorating neighborhoods planned for rehabilitation,
redevelopment or renewal; and natural resources and historic sites
to be preserved. The Planning Commission may hold public hearings
on the Comprehensive Plan or elements thereof. The Planning Commission
shall adopt the Comprehensive Plan or elements thereof as a guide
to Planning Commission actions related to the features contained in
the plan.
[1]
Editor's Note: The current Comprehensive Plan for the Town
of Coventry is on file in the Town offices.
The Town Council may, by the affirmative vote of 3/5 of its
membership and following a public hearing, adopt a Comprehensive Plan
or any portion thereof previously adopted by the Planning Commission
and recommended to the Town Council by the Planning Commission. Adoption
of such a Comprehensive Plan or portion thereof by the Town Council
shall bind the Council to such plan or portion thereof in any future
actions related to features in the plan.
The Comprehensive Plan or portion thereof may be modified or
amended by the Town Council following a public hearing. At least 30
days prior to the date of such public hearing, such modification or
amendment shall be referred to the Planning Commission for an advisory
opinion. Failure of the Planning Commission to forward a recommendation
to the Town Council within this thirty-day period shall be deemed
an approval of the modification or amendment by the Planning Commission.
The affirmative vote of at least 3/5 of the members of the Town Council
shall be necessary to enact any modification or amendment to the Comprehensive
Plan or element thereof where the Planning Commission has rendered
an adverse decision.
The Comprehensive Plan shall be reviewed by the Planning Commission
every five years and revisions and amendments shall be made where
necessary.
