General Ordinances - City of New Buffalo

CITY OF NEW BUFFALO
CODE OF ORDINANCES
Section 2-11. Created; name.
ARTICLE III. PLANNING COMMISSION.
There is hereby created a Planning Commission to be known as the "City of New Buffalo Planning Commission."
Section 2-12. Composition; appointment, qualifications, terms, and
compensation of members; filling vacancies.
The Planning Commission shall consist of nine (9) members, and shall represent, insofar as possible, different
professions or occupations, and shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to the approval of the City Council. City
Council members, the City Manager, or other elected officials and/or employees of the City shall not be members of
the Planning Commission. Members of the Planning Commission shall serve as such with compensation at a rate as
may be set from time to time by resolution of the City Council for each regular or special meeting and public
hearing of the Commission. One (1) member may also be a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals. The term of
each member shall be three (3) years from and after the first (1st) Friday in May of the year of appointment. All
members shall hold office until their successors are appointed and any vacancies in such Commission shall be filled
by appointment by the Mayor, subject to approval by the City Council.
Section 2-13. Officers; meetings; rules; records; quorum.
The Planning Commission shall elect a chairperson from among its members and fill such other offices as it may
create from time to time. The chairperson shall hold office for one (1) year and be eligible for reelection. The
Planning Commission shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting each month and shall adopt rules for the transaction
of its business and keep a record of its proceedings, which record shall be a public record. A majority of members
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Section 2-14. Employees, etc.; expenditures.
The Planning Commission may appoint such employees as it deems necessary for its work and it may contract with
planners, engineers, architects, and consultants for such services as it may require. The expenditures of the Planning
Commission, exclusive of gifts, shall be within the amounts appropriated for the purpose by the City Council.
Section 2-15. Adoption of master plan.
It shall be the function and duty of the Planning Commission to make and adopt a master plan for the physical
development of the City, including any areas outside its boundaries which, in the Commission's judgment, bear
relation to the planning of the City.
Section 2-16. Powers and duties generally.
The Planning Commission shall have such powers and duties as are set forth in the provisions of Act 285 of the
Public Acts of 1931, as amended (Michigan Statutes Annotated, section 5.2991, et seq.) as well as such additional
powers and duties as may be conferred or imposed upon it from time to time by the laws of the state, including, but
not by way of limitation:
A. Preparation of a zoning plan for the control of the height, area, bulk, location, and use of buildings and
premises.
B. Preparation of comprehensive surveys and studies of present conditions and future growth of the City.
Chapter 2- ADMINISTRATION 2-6