§ 13-1-132. Role of specific village officials in zoning administration.

(a)

Plan commission. The plan commission, together with its other statutory duties, shall make reports and recommendations relating to the plan and development of the village to the village board, other public officials and other interested organizations and citizens. In general, the plan commission shall have such powers as may be necessary to enable it to perform its functions and promote municipal planning. Under this chapter, its functions are primarily recommendatory to the village board pursuant to guidelines set forth in this chapter as to various matters and, always, being mindful of the intent and purposes of this chapter. Recommendations shall be in writing. A recording thereof in the commission's minutes shall constitute the required written recommendation. The commission may, in arriving at its recommendation, on occasion of its own volition, conduct its own public hearing.

(b)

Village board. The village board, the governing body of the village, subject to recommendations by the plan commission and the holding of public hearings by said board, has ultimate authority to grant permitted conditional uses, planned unit development conditional uses, make changes and amendments in zoning districts, the zoning map and supplementary floodland zoning map and to amend the text of this chapter. The village board may delegate to the plan commission the responsibility to hold some or all public hearings as required under this chapter.

(c)

Zoning board of appeals. A zoning board of appeals is established to provide an appeal procedure for persons who deem themselves aggrieved by decisions of administrative officers in enforcement of this chapter. See article M of this chapter for detail provisions.

(Code 1990, § 13-1-132)