D. - Planning commission.

1.

Creation: A planning commission is hereby authorized and established.

2.

Appointment: The commission shall consist of five members, who shall be residents of the Village of Hinckley or reside within the one and one-half mile planning jurisdiction. They shall be appointed by the village president with the advice and consent of the village board.

3.

Terms of office: Appointment of initial term shall be as follows: one member for one year, two members for two years and two members for three years. All subsequent terms shall be for a term of three years expiring at the end of May.

4.

Officers:

a.

Chairperson: The chairperson shall be a voting member of the planning commission, appointed by the village president with the consent of the village board.

b.

Secretary: The commission will be provided with a secretary who shall attend all meetings and hearings of the planning commission, prepare minutes thereof and perform such other secretarial services as the planning commission may require in the performance of its duties. Compensation to the secretary shall be provided by appropriation made by the village.

c.

Other officers: The commission shall elect other officers from its own membership as it shall deem necessary.

5.

Vacancies: Vacancies shall be filled in accordance with statutes.

6.

Removal: Any member of the planning commission may be removed in accordance with statute.

7.

Bylaws: The planning commission may adopt rules of procedure and, except as otherwise may be provided in said rules; Robert's Rules of Order shall be followed by the planning commission in the conduct of its meetings. A copy of such rules as adopted and each amendment thereto shall be filed with the village clerk.

8.

Jurisdiction: The planning commission of the Village of Hinckley which has been duly established, is the planning commission referred to in this ordinance. It shall have the following duties:

a.

To hear and review all applications for special uses, including planned unit developments, and recommend with respect thereto, to the village board.

b.

To initiate, direct and review, from time to time, studies of the provisions of the zoning ordinance, subdivision control ordinance, and the comprehensive land-use plan, and to make reports of its recommendations to the village board.

c.

To receive and review all plats of subdivision and site plans and recommend with respect thereto to the village board.

d.

To hear and review all zoning and planning aspects of proposed annexations, including annexation agreements, as referred to it by the village board and recommend with respect thereto to the village board.

e.

To hear and review all applications for amendments of the text to this ordinance and recommend with respect thereto the village board.

f.

To hear and review all amendments to the Village of Hinckley Comprehensive Plan and recommend with respect thereto the village board.

g.

To hear and review all applications for reclassification of the zoning designation of property and recommend with respect thereto the village board.

h.

To submit reports and recommend approval or disapproval of preliminary plats for subdivision and, if directed by the village board, to report on final plats for subdivisions.

i.

To schedule and hold all public hearings as required by law.

j.

To make findings of fact pertinent to zoning decisions as required by law.

9.

Meetings and rules: All meetings of the planning commission shall be held at the call of the chairman or three commissioners, and at such time as the planning commission may determine. All hearings conducted by said planning commission under this ordinance shall be in accordance with the Illinois Compiled Statutes. In all proceedings of the planning commission provided for in this ordinance, the chairman, or in his absence, the vice-chairman, shall have the power to administer oaths. All testimony by witnesses at any hearing provided for in this article shall be given under oath. The planning commission shall keep minutes of it proceedings, and shall also keep records of its hearings and other official actions.

10.

Quorum: Three members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. No meeting or public hearing shall be conducted by the commission without a quorum being present.

11.

A concurring vote of a majority of the membership shall be required to make a positive recommendation to the village board.