§ 101.02. Powers and Duties.

The Planning Commission (PC) shall have the powers and duties as provided in Fla. Stat. 163.3174, including, but not limited to:

A.

Appeals: The PC shall hear and decide appeals where it is alleged that an error has been committed in any order, requirement, decision or determination made by any administrative official made pursuant to the LDRs, except where state or City LDRs specifically provide otherwise as provided in Article 17 "Appeals" of Chapter 102.

B.

Final Site Plan Review: The PC shall review and approve final site plans in accordance with the provisions of Article 9, Chapter 102 "Site Plan Review".

C.

Final Plats: Unless the development and subsequent final plat is subject to the requirements of Article 12 "Subdivision Regulations" of Chapter 102, the PC shall review and approve final plats in accordance with the provisions of Article 10, "Platting" of Chapter 102.

D.

Variances: The PC shall hear and may grant variances from the development standards of the LDRs in accordance with the provisions of Article 20 "Variance" of Chapter 102.

E.

Conditional Uses: The PC shall review and make recommendations to the Council on conditional use requests as specified in Article 13 "Conditional Use Permit" of Chapter 102.

F.

Plan Text and Map Amendments: The PC shall review and make recommendations to the Council on Large Scale text and map amendments to the City of Marathon Comprehensive Plan.

G.

LDR Text and Zoning Map Amendments: The PC shall review and make recommendations to the Council on Zoning Maps and Land Development Regulation amendments (except an amendment that would represent the repeal of any Comprehensive Plan or Land Development Regulation), with recommendations to the Council as to the consistency of the regulation or change with the Comprehensive Plan.

H.

Development Agreements: The PC shall review and make recommendations to the Council on development agreements.

I.

Monitor Comprehensive Plan: The PC shall monitor and oversee the effectiveness and status of the comprehensive plan and recommend to the Council such changes in the comprehensive plan as may from time to time be required, including preparation of the periodic reports required by Fla. Stat. 163.3191.

J.

Knowledge and Expertise: The PC shall make its special knowledge and expertise available upon reasonable written request and authorization of the Council to any official, department, board, commission, or agency of the City, county, state or federal government.

K.

Rules of Procedure: The PC shall adopt such rules of procedure necessary for the administration of their responsibilities not inconsistent with this article to govern its proceedings.

(Ord. No. 2014-22 , § 3, 1-13-2015)