11B-208 Powers and Duties

The Planning Commission shall be the Land Use Authority that: A. Prepares and recommends the General Plan and amendments to the General Plan to the Town Council; B. Prepares and recommends to the Town Council, land use ordinances and maps, and amendments to land use ordinances and maps, which conform to the provisions of the General Plan adopted by the Town Council; C. Administers provisions of the land use ordinance, where specifically provided for in the land use ordinance adopted by the Town Council; D. Prepares and recommends to the Town Council, the zoning map and zoning ordinances, which conform to the provisions of the General Plan adopted by the Town Council; E. Prepares and recommends to the Town Council, subdivision regulations and amendments to those regulations, which conform to the provisions of the General Plan adopted by the Town Council; F. Recommends to the Town Council, approval or denial of development proposals; G. Prepares and recommends to the Town Council, the Annexation Policy Declaration and area for annexation; H. Advises the Town Council on matters as the Town Council directs and hears, or decides any matters that the Town Council designates and as otherwise authorized by state law; I. Assists the Town Council with the creation of an Appeal Authority for the Town of Garden City; J. Assists the Town Council with the creation of a Housing Authority for the Town of Garden City; K. Conduct such public hearings as are required by law or as may be deemed necessary by the Planning Commission; L. The Planning Commission recommends to the Town Council to employ experts and a staff, and to pay such expenses as may be reasonable and necessary for carrying out the duties of the Planning Commission, but not in excess of such sums as may be appropriated by the Town Council; M. The Planning Commission or its authorized agents may enter upon any land, public or private, at reasonable times to make examinations or surveys; N. The Planning Commission hears and recommends to the Council: 1. The approval or denial of rezones 2. Review of non-conforming uses and structures 3. Administrative application decision 4. Vacating, changing and amending plats of subdivisions. O. The Planning Commission hears and decides any matters that the Town Council designates, including: 1. The approval or denial of conditional use permits. P. Recommend to the Town Council, suggestions concerning the laying out, widening, extending, and locating of streets, roads, and highways for the relief of traffic; Q. Recommend to the Town Council any requests to vacate or change a street(s); and R. Exercises other powers that are necessary to enable it to perform its function, or that are delegated to it by the Town Council.