2.32.020 Responsibilities and Power.
The city council of McMinnville delegates to the McMinnville planning commission such powers and duties as are now or may hereafter be provided by U.S. or Oregon state law, city charter or ordinances as may pertain to planning and subdivision matters, including but not limited to:
A. Per ORS 227, the commission shall have the following powers and duties:
1. Recommend and make suggestions to the city council and to all other public authorities concerning
a. The laying out, widening, extending, parking and locating of streets; sidewalks, bike paths, and boulevards, relief of traffic congestion; and
b. Betterment of housing and sanitation conditions; and
c. Establishment of zones of districts limiting the use, height, area and bulk of buildings and structures; and
d. Protection and assurance of access to incident solar radiation; and
e. Protection and assurance of access to wind for potential future electrical generation or mechanical application.
2. Recommend to the city council and all other public authorities plans for regulation of all future growth, development and beautification of the city in respect to its public and private buildings and works, streets, parks, grounds and vacant lots and plans consistent with future growth and development of the city in order to secure to the city and its inhabitants sanitation, proper service of public utilities and telecommunications utilities, including appropriate public incentives for overall energy conservation, shipping and transportation facilities.
3. Recommend to the city council and all other public authorities plans for promotion, development and regulation of industrial and economic needs of the community in respect to private and public enterprises engaged in economic and industrial development pursuits.
4. Encourage industrial and economic development within the city.
5. Make economic surveys of potential possibilities of the municipality with a view of ascertaining its economic and industrial development needs.
6. Study needs of existing local industries with view to strengthening and developing local industries and stabilizing employment conditions.
7. Recommend to the city council and all other public authorities plans for promotion, development and regulation of amenities which improve the quality of life for city residents.
8. Do and perform all other acts and things necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of ORS 227.010 (Definition for ORS 227.030 to 227.300) to 227.170 (Hearing procedure), 227.175 (Application for permit or zone change) and 227.180 (Review of action on permit application).
9. Study and propose such measures as are advisable for promotion of the public interest, health, safety, comfort, convenience and welfare of the city and of the area within the urban growth boundary.
B. The commission shall serve in a quasi-judicial capacity on land development proposals, conducting public hearings and issuing decisions per federal, state and local regulations.
C. The commission shall serve in an advisory capacity to the city council to recommend and make suggestions regarding preparation and revision of plans (land use goals and policies, comprehensive plan text and plan map, amendments to the urban growth boundary, amendments to the urban growth management agreement, zoning ordinance and zone map, implementation ordinances, etc.) for growth, development, and beautification of areas within the city limits and areas within the city’s urban growth boundary, including but not limited to economic development (commercial and industrial), housing, transportation (all modes), parks and open space, public facilities (transportation, water, wastewater and drainage), institutions, quality of life initiatives, etc.
D. The commission shall serve as the city of McMinnville’s Committee for Citizen Involvement in accordance with the state of Oregon Land Conservation and Development Land Use Goal No. 1 and Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 660-015-0000(1), with the following responsibilities:
E. Evaluate the effectiveness of the citizen involvement program annually at its October meeting.
F. Recommend and make suggestions to the city council regarding revisions in the citizen involvement program, as the commission deems appropriate.
G. The commission shall coordinate its activities with other jurisdictions, planning bodies and districts as appropriate.
H. The commission shall do such other tasks as may be requested by the city council. (Ord. 5041, 2017).