Planning & Zoning Commission

  1. Property in violation of any of the provisions of this Section, and any such assessment shall, at the time at which taxes are certified to the County Auditor, be certified for collection in the manner that other special assessments are so certified.
  2. Criminal Remedies. The City shall have the authority to institute appropriate misdemeanor action or misdemeanor criminal action for a violation of this Section. Any person who violates a provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, may be punished by a fine of not more than seven hundred dollars ($700.00) and imprisonment for a term not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both.
  3. Cumulative Remedies. The powers and remedies of this Section shall not be individually limited and are not exclusive. The powers and remedies of this Article are cumulative and all power and remedies may apply, and any other remedies allowed under State law. Failure to exercise any remedy shall not be a waiver of that remedy.

Planning Commission

A. The City Council shall appoint a Planning Commission to oversee the administration of the City Comprehensive Plan, Zoning/Subdivision Ordinance and other matters delegated to it by the Council.

B. Duties of the Planning Commission:

  1. Engage in land use planning activities
  2. Prepare and adopt Zoning/Subdivision Ordinance.
  3. Review and act on all requests for amendments to the Zoning/Subdivision Ordinance and Conditional Use Permits.
  4. Review variance requests and make recommendations on them to the Board of Adjustment and Appeals.
  5. Hold public hearings on the above.
  6. Other matters as delegated by the City Council.
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