[Adopted 5-15-2001 by Ord. No. 01-018[1]]
[1]
This ordinance was amended 3-15-2005 by Ord. No. 05-013 to
consolidate the responsibilities of the Zoning Board of Appeals and
the Plan Commission. Original Sec. 3 of Ord. No. 01-018, Creation
of Zoning Board of Appeals, was therefore deleted. Ord. No. 05-013
provided that the Plan Commission shall be vested with all powers
and perform all duties of the former Zoning Board of Appeals; provided,
however, that any action taken by the Zoning Board of Appeals prior
to 4-1-2005, or any matter pending before the Zoning Board of Appeals
as of 4-1-2005, shall be continued by the Plan Commission.
There is hereby created and established in and for the Village
of Homer Glen a Plan Commission, to consist of seven members, to be
appointed by the Village President with the advice and consent of
the Village Board, with one of the aforesaid seven members being annually
designated by the Village President to serve as the Chairperson of
the Plan Commission. All members of the Plan Commission shall be residents
of the Village of Homer Glen, and shall serve without compensation
therefor.
Any member of the Plan Commission may be removed at any time
by the Village Board at any time for any cause deemed sufficient therefor
by the Village Board. In addition, any Plan Commissioner absent from
any three consecutive meetings of the Plan Commission without advising
the Chairperson of the Plan Commission of the reasons therefor shall
be subject to removal by the Village President. Any vacancy on the
Plan Commission shall be filled by appointing a new member to serve
for the balance of the unexpired term of the vacancy. The term of
office for all Plan Commission members appointed to office subsequent
to the expiration of the appointment of an initial appointee shall
be for three years.
Upon its initial appointment and thereafter at such times as
may be necessary, the Plan Commission shall meet, organize and elect
officers as it deems necessary, and shall adopt such rules and regulations
as it sees fit for the conduct of its business, which shall be consistent
with state law and the applicable ordinances of the Village. Meetings
may be held at such times as the Plan Commission shall desire, and
notice shall be given therefor in accordance with the Open Meetings
Act (5 ILCS 120/1 et seq.). Written minutes shall be kept of all proceedings
of the Plan Commission, and an annual report describing the business
of the Plan Commission for the preceding year and making recommendations
for the forthcoming year shall be presented to the Village Board on
or before May 31 of each year.
The jurisdiction and responsibilities of the Plan Commission
shall be as set forth below:
A.
To conduct hearings upon, review and make recommendations to the
Village Board regarding amendments to the zoning ordinances of the
Village.
B.
To conduct hearings upon, review and make recommendations to the
Village Board concerning a Comprehensive Plan for the present and
future development or redevelopment of the Village and contiguous
unincorporated territory not more than 1 1/2 miles beyond the
corporate limits of the Village and not included in any other municipality.
Such plan must be adopted in whole or in separate geographical or
functional parts, each of which, when adopted, shall be the official
Comprehensive Plan, or part thereof, of the Village of Homer Glen.
Such plan shall be advisory except as to such part thereof as has
been implemented by ordinances duly enacted by the Village Board of
Trustees. All requirements for public hearing, filing of notice of
adoption with the County Recorder of Deeds and filing of the plan
and ordinances with the Village Clerk shall be complied with as provided
for by law. In order to provide for the health, safety, comfort, and
convenience of the inhabitants of the Village and contiguous territory,
such plan may be implemented by ordinances establishing reasonable
standards of design for subdivisions and for resubdivisions of unimproved
land and of areas subject to redevelopment in respect to public improvements
as herein defined: establishing reasonable requirements governing
the location, width, course, and surfacing of public streets and highways,
alleys, ways for public service facilities, curbs, gutters, sidewalks,
streetlights, parks, playgrounds, school grounds, size of lots to
be used for residential purposes, stormwater drainage, water supply
and distribution, sanitary sewers, and sewage collection and treatment;
and designating land suitable for annexation to the Village and the
recommended zoning classification for such land upon annexation.
C.
To recommend to the Village Board, from time to time, such changes
in the official Comprehensive Plan, or any part thereof, as may be
deemed necessary.
D.
To prepare and recommend to the Village Board, from time to time,
plans or recommendations, or both, for specific improvements in furtherance
of the official Comprehensive Plan.
E.
To give aid to the officials of the Village of Homer Glen charged
with the direction of projects for improvements embraced within the
official Comprehensive Plan, or parts thereof, to further the making
of such projects for improvements, and generally to promote the realization
of the official Comprehensive Plan.
F.
To arrange and conduct any form of publicity relative to its activities
for the general purpose of public understanding.
G.
To cooperate with municipal or regional planning commissions and
other agencies or groups to further the local planning program and
to assure harmonious and integrated planning for the area.
H.
To conduct hearings upon, review and make recommendations to the
Village Board concerning special uses, special use permits, variances,
and planned unit developments.
I.
To make recommendations to the Village Board designating land suitable
for annexation to the Village and the appropriate zoning classification
therefor upon such annexation.
J.
To periodically review the ordinances of the Village pertaining to
zoning, planning and subdivision and to make recommendations to the
Village Board for the improvement thereof.
K.
To review and make recommendations to the Village Board concerning
such other matters as may come within its purview pursuant to law
or the applicable ordinances of the Village.
L.
To review applications for liquor licenses that are assigned to it
by the Village President, acting in his capacity as Local Liquor Commissioner,
and make advisory recommendations to the Local Liquor Commissioner
concerning the applications and their compliance with Village ordinances.
[Added 9-22-2009 by Ord.
No. 09-062]
[Added 7-13-2022 by Ord. No. 22-031]
A.
The Village Board of Trustees shall assume the jurisdiction and responsibilities of the Plan Commission, as more fully set forth in § 10-4 above, when the number of members of the Plan Commission duly appointed by the Village President with the advice and consent of the Village Board falls below the number of four for any reason.
B.
During
the period of time the Village Board assumes the duties and responsibilities
of the Plan Commission, the Trustees will elect one member of the
Village Board to serve as Chairperson of any meeting or hearing to
be conducted when it is necessary for the Board to act in the place
of the Plan Commission.
