Planning and Zoning Commission

The Planning and Zoning Commission was created to make adequate provision for and to stimulate, guide, direct, arrange and beautify the City and the future development and growth.

This Commission has the duty and authority to prepare and submit to the Board of Alderman a master plan for the physical development of the City, including the general location, character and extent of streets, bridges, parks, waterways, and other public ways, grounds and spaces, together with the general location and arrangement of public buildings and other public property, public utilities and the extent and location of any public housing projects, and shall recommend such modifications of plans from time to time as it deems to be in the City's interest.

The Planning and Zoning Commission consists of six citizen members; together with the Mayor, a member of the Board of Aldermen selected by the Board of Aldermen, and the building official, who shall be ex officio members of the Commission. The six members shall be qualified by knowledge and experience to act on questions pertaining to the development and planning of the City. They shall be appointed by the Mayor, with the approval of the Board of Aldermen, for terms of four years. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired terms only.