§ 2-264. Duties.

(a)

The master plan.

(1)

The plan commission shall make, adopt and, as necessary, amend, extend or add to the master plan, subject to village board confirmation, for the physical development of the village, including areas outside of its boundaries which, in the plan commission's judgment, bear relation to the development of the village. The master plan, with the accompanying maps, plats and descriptive and explanatory matter, shall show the plan commission's recommendations for such physical development as required in Wis. Stats. § 66.1001(2), and may include, among other things without limitation because of enumeration, the general location, character and extent of streets, highways, freeways, street grades, roadways, walks, parking areas, public places and areas, parks, parkways, playgrounds, sites for public buildings and structures, and the general location and extent of sewers, water conduits and other public utilities whether privately or publicly owned, the acceptance, widening, narrowing, extension, relocation, removal, vacation, abandonment or change of use of any of the foregoing public ways, grounds, places, spaces, buildings, properties, utilities, routes or terminals, the general location, character and extent of community centers and neighborhood units, and a comprehensive zoning plan.

(2)

The plan commission may adopt the master plan as a whole by a single resolution, or, as the work of making the whole master plan progresses, may from time to time by resolution adopt a part thereof, any such part to correspond generally with one or more of the functional subdivisions of the subject matter of the plan. The adoption of the plan or any part, amendment or addition, shall be by resolution carried by the affirmative votes of not less than a majority of all the members of the plan commission, subject to confirmation by the village board. The resolution shall refer expressly to the maps, descriptive matter, and other matters intended by the plan commission to form the whole or any part of the plan, and the action taken shall be recorded on the adopted plan or part thereof by the identifying signature of the secretary of the plan commission, and a copy of the plan or part thereof shall be certified to the village board. The purpose and effect of the adoption and certifying of the master plan or part thereof shall be solely to aid the plan commission and the village board in the performance of their duties.

(b)

Matters referred to plan commission. The village board or officer of the village having final authority thereon, shall refer to the plan commission, for its consideration and report before final action is taken by the village board, public body or officer, the following matters: location and architectural design of any public building; the location of any statue or other memorial; the location, acceptance, extension, alteration, vacation, abandonment, change of use, sale, acquisition of land for or lease of land for any street, alley or other public way, park, playground, airport, area for parking vehicles, or other memorial or public grounds; the location, extension, abandonment or authorization for any public utility whether publicly or privately owned; all plats of lands in the village or within the territory over which the village is given platting jurisdiction by Wis. Stats. ch. 236; the location, character and extent or acquisition, leasing or sale of lands for public or semi-public housing, slum clearance, relief of congestion, or vacation camps for children; and the amendment or repeal of any ordinance adopted pursuant to this section. Unless such report from the plan commission is made within 30 days, or such longer period as may be stipulated by the village board, the village board or other public body or officer, may take final action without it.

(c)

Miscellaneous powers. The plan commission may make reports and recommendations relating to the plan and development of the village to public officials and agencies, public utility companies, civic, educational, professional and other organizations and citizens. It may recommend to the village board, programs for public improvements and the financing thereof. All public officials shall, upon request, furnish to the commission, within a reasonable time, such available information as it may require for its work. The commission, its members and employees, in the performance of its functions, may enter upon any land, make examinations and surveys, and place and maintain necessary monuments and markers thereon. In general, the commission shall have such powers as may be necessary to enable it to perform its functions and promote municipal planning in cooperation with the village board.

(Code 1989, § 2-4-3(d))

State law reference

Municipal planning commission, Wis. Stats. §§ 61.35, 62.23; subdivisions, Wis. Stats. § 236.01 et seq.