P&Z Duties

1-7-4: DUTIES:
It shall be the duty of the commission to:
A. Comprehensive Plan: Conduct a planning process designed to prepare, implement, review and update a comprehensive plan that includes all lands within the governing board’s jurisdiction.
B. Public Hearings: Hold public hearings prior to recommendations of the comprehensive plan, recommended changes to the plan and prior to recommending ordinances.
C. Citizen Participation In Planning: Provide ways and means to obtain citizen participation in the planning process.
D. Subdivisions And Zoning: Recommend subdivision and zoning ordinances.
E. Annexations: Recommend changes to a comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance prior to annexation of an unincorporated area.
F. City Impact Area: Recommend a map, a governing plan and ordinances for an area of city impact that is within the unincorporated area of the county.
G. Citizen Participation In Administration: Provide ways and means to obtain citizen participation in the administration of ordinances.
H. Process Zoning Permits: Prepare a procedure for processing zoning permits namely: special use permits, rezone applications, planned unit development proposals and variance applications.
I. Zoning Amendment Requests: Hear all requests for amendment to the zoning ordinance 1 , hold at least one public hearing and make its recommendation to the governing board.
J. Zoning Changes: Recommend changes to the zoning ordinance 2 (if needed) to the governing board. (Ord., 4-29-1991)