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 Akron
 Code of Ordinances
 CHARTER OF THE CITY OF AKRON, OHIO
 CITY PLANNING

§ 100. CITY PLANNING COMMISSION.  

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  • There is hereby created a City Planning Commission composed of five members and two alternates appointed by the Mayor, by and with the advice and consent of the Council for terms of five years respectively. The Chairman of the Commission shall be elected annually by the Commission from its members and he shall not succeed himself.

    Incumbent members of the Planning Commission, as of the effective date of this provision, shall serve the remainder of the term of their original appointments. Additional appointments shall be made for such terms as will cause only one member's term to expire in each successive year. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for five year terms. Three members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the concurring vote of three members shall be required in order for the Commission to take action on any matter. The Commission shall adopt rules and regulations for the selection and term of its officers, for the transaction of its business, and for the keeping of minutes of its proceedings, showing the vote of each member on every question. All meetings of the Planning Commission shall be public.

    A.

    Powers and Duties. In addition to the powers and duties which Council may confer on the Planning Commission, it shall have the following powers and duties:

    1.

    Subject to the ordinances of the City of Akron, it shall exercise the duties and functions of a platting commission, and shall be empowered to review plans and maps of the whole or any portion of the City. No plat or plan subdividing the land within the City shall be entitled to be recorded in the office of the recorder of Summit County without the approval of the Planning Commission.

    2.

    It shall have the power to determine whether real property shall be acquired or condemned for park, street, or recreation purposes or for the enlarging of any park or the widening or extension of any street, and no real property shall be so acquired or condemned without the approval of the Commission. No vacation or sale of real property shall be made by Council without first obtaining the approval of the Commission.

    3.

    It shall be required to hold public hearings on all matters coming before the Commission. It shall have the power to designate from its membership one or more hearing examiners to preside over and conduct public hearings on any issue before the Commission, and to submit written reports containing recommendations to the Commission.

    4.

    It shall annually review and conduct a public hearing on the four-year Capital Investment Program.

(V 107 p 447; Approved by voters Sept. 7, 1971) (Amendment approved by electorate 11-6-90; Amendment adopted by electorate 11-7-00)