§ 1003. Duties of the planning commission and/or their subcommittees.

A.

General Duties:

1.

The Planning Commission shall adopt rules necessary to the conduct of its affairs and in keeping with the provisions of this Ordinance.

2.

The Planning Commission, in cooperation with the staff and other that may be consulted, as part of a comprehensive planning process shall study land use and development trends, collect data and analyze such information with regard to future development of the City of Arab.

3.

The Planning Commission shall study and report on all proposed amendments to the text of this Ordinance. When reviewing any such proposed amendments, the Planning Commission shall, within 45 days of receipt of same from the staff or the appropriate committee, submit its recommendations and findings to the City Council.

4.

The Planning Commission shall study and report on all proposed amendments to the Official Zoning Map, the procedure for which is contained in Section 1006 of this Article.

5.

The Planning Commission shall refer each proposed site plan, zoning request or subdivision plat to the appropriate committee, if any, for evaluation for consistency with this Ordinance and other planning documents that may apply.

6.

The Planning Commission shall review and act upon, all site plans submitted to it by the Site Plan Committee in accordance with Section 902.

7.

The Planning Commission shall hear all applications for conditional use permits submitted to it by the Site Plan or Zoning Committee and shall make a report and recommendation to the City Council in accordance with Section 903.

8.

The Planning Commission shall review and act on all proposed zoning amendments submitted to it by the Zoning Committee and prepare a report on said zoning amendments for the City Council in accordance with Section 1006.

9.

The Planning Commission shall review the character, location, and extent of any street, square, park or other public way, ground or open space or public building or structure or major utility project whether publicly or privately owned, in accordance with Section 11-5211 of the Code of Alabama of 1975, as amended.

B.

Review Duties: The Planning Commission shall regularly review the Comprehensive Plan, the Zoning Ordinance, and the Subdivision Regulations and report on them to the City Council at least once every 3 to 5 years. Specifically, the Planning Commission shall:

1.

Analyze the extent to which development has occurred in Arab as compared to the projected growth at the time of adoption of the Comprehensive Plan and the last mapping of zoning districts created by this Ordinance.

2.

Recommend any changes in the mapping of Arab which would be required in order to accommodate the expected 20-year growth projections of the Comprehensive Plan for residential, industrial, commercial, and other land uses.

3.

Analyze the continued validity of any other regulations imposed by this Ordinance in terms of changed conditions since the last review.