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Ordinance No. G51-92
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 2 .28 ENTITLED "PLANNING DEPARTMENT" OF THE
ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN,
ILLINOIS:
Section 1. That Chapter 2 .28 entitled "Planning
Department" of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be
and is hereby further amended to read as follows:
Chapter 2 .28
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Sections :
2 .28. 010 Establishment.
2 .28. 020 Director--Office Established.
2 .28 . 030 Director--Powers and Duties .
2 . 28 . 040 Director--Attendance at Planning and
Development Commission Meetings .
2 . 28 . 050 Director--Attendance at Zoning and
Subdivision Hearing Board Meetings .
2 .28 . 010 Establishment.
There is created an administrative department
of the city government to be known as the Planning
Department. This department shall consist of the
planning director, all planners, and such other
officers and employees as may be provided by the
City Council and such equipment and supplies
assigned to the operation thereof.
2 . 28. 020 Director--Office Established.
There is established the office of the planning
director who shall be the chief planner and who
shall be the supervising officer of said department
and shall have charge of all property and employees
thereof. The director shall be appointed by the
city manager.
2 .28 . 030 Director--Powers and Duties .
A. The planning director shall be responsible
and actively engaged in formulating and making
recommendations for the orderly development and
growth of the community, the official plan of the
esk city, and the coordination of implementation of the
plan and related city codes .
B. The planning director shall be responsible
for all planning activities, including:
1 . To meet and counsel with subdividers
and developers relative to the city plan and
ordinances, in relation to their particular
projects .
2 . To review all plats of subdivision
and annexation plats submitted to the city and
make comment relative to the same.
3. To review all site plans and plats of
subdivision which are submitted to the city to
see that the same comply with the general
provisions of the subdivision ordinance and
zoning ordinance of the city.
4 . To prepare studies, designs and plans
as parts of the comprehensive master plan.
5 . To prepare statistical data and base
maps, charts and tables relative to the
official plan.
6 . To prepare technical reports on
special planning programs .
7 . To administer the Community
Development Block Grant program.
8 . To conduct land use studies and
analyses of changes in land use.
9 . To analyze and prepare summary
reports on economic, social, physical and
population data and correlate such information
with the official plan of the city.
10 . To receive and process all requests
for zoning amendments, variations or special
use permits pursuant to Title 19 of this code.
11 . To perform such other duties as
directed by the city manager or as otherwise
provided in the Elgin Municipal Code.
2 .28 .040 Director--Attendance at Planning and
Development Commission Meetings .
The planning director or his designee shall
attend all meetings of the planning and development
commission and committees thereof, ensure all plans
and recommendations of the commission to be properly
kept, and shall keep that body informed as to
matters within its jurisdiction. The planning
director shall also maintain the records of the
commission and shall cause all matters requiring a
public hearing within its jurisdiction brought to
its attention.
2 .28.050 Director--Attendance at Zoning and Subdivi-
sion Hearing Board Meetings
The planning director or his designee shall
attend all meetings of the zoning and subdivision
hearing board and committees thereof, ensure all
plans and recommendations of the board to be
properly kept, and shall keep that body informed as
to matters within its jurisdiction. The planning
director shall keep that body informed as to matters
within its jurisdiction. The planning director
shall also maintain the records of the board and
shall cause all matters requiring a public hearing
within its jurisdiction brought to its attention.
Section 2 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are
hereby repealed.
Section 3 . That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect after its passage and publication in the manner
provided by law.
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Geor VanDeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: August 12, 1992
Passed: August 12, 1992
Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Recorded: August 13, 1992
Published:
Attest:
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Dolonna Mecum, Cit Clerk
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