[CC 1984 §2-66; Rev. M.C. 1963 §3.21; Ord. No. 3140 §2-42; Ord. No. 4218 §1, 7-5-1988]
In order to promote the health, safety, morals and/or general
welfare and to make adequate provision for and to stimulate, guide,
direct, arrange and beautify the City and the future development and
growth of the City, there is established the City Planning and Zoning
Commission.
[Ord. No. 4238 §2(602.1), 10-3-1988; Ord. No. 4711 §1(602.1), 5-18-1998; Ord. No. 4749 §1(602.1), 9-20-1999]
A.
The Planning
and Zoning Commission shall consist of nine (9) citizen members all
of whom shall reside in the City. The members of the Commission shall
be appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Council. Each member
shall serve for a term of three (3) years or until his/her respective
successor is appointed and qualified; provided however, that the terms
shall be staggered so that the terms of not more than three (3) of
the members shall expire in any one (1) year. Vacancies shall be filled
for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as an original
appointment. All citizen members of the Commission shall serve without
compensation.
B.
The Council
may remove any citizen member from the Commission for cause stated
in writing and after public hearing with adequate notice.
[Ord. No. 4238 §2(602.2), 10-3-1988]
The Commission shall elect from among its citizen members a
Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary. It shall from time to time
promulgate such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the ordinances
of the City and the Statutes of the State, for its own organization
and procedure as it may deem proper. It shall also have the authority
to employ such assistants and technical advisors as it considers necessary
within the limits of its budget appropriations.
[Ord. No. 4238 §2(602.3), 10-3-1988; Ord. No. 4274 §9, 6-5-1989]
A.
The Planning
and Zoning Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
1.
To prepare
and submit to the City Council for its approval a Master Plan for
the physical development of the City and recommend modifications of
this plan from time to time as it deems in the community's best interest.
2.
To prepare,
adopt and recommend to the City for enactment into ordinance a Comprehensive
Plan for the zoning of Richmond Heights with such regulations as to
location, height, width and bulk of buildings and other structures,
and land, as it shall determine to be necessary or desirable for the
promotion of the health, safety and general welfare of the inhabitants
of the City.
3.
To hear applications for amendments, modifications or revisions of this Title or any part thereof in the manner prescribed in Section 405.580 of this Code.
5.
To petition
the City Council on its own initiative to amend, supplement, change
or repeal this Title or any part thereof.
6.
From
time to time to initiate a comprehensive review of the provisions
of this Title and to make a written report of its findings and recommendations
to the City Council. Yearly, following receipt and examination of
the Zoning Administrator's report of this Title, the Planning and
Zoning Commission shall present a written annual report to the City
Council. This report shall contain the recommendation of the Planning
and Zoning Commission concerning this Title as well as a summary of
its activities during the past year and its opinion on community development
goals for the future.
7.
The
right to review and make recommendations as to any planned developments
permitted by the Title.
