The commission shall obtain and promote an understanding of and an interest in comprehensive planning for the city. The commission shall include in its studies and recommendations, from time to time, those areas outside the boundaries of the municipality which are included in the city’s municipal urban growth area or otherwise being considered for annexation; or which have, or may have, an environmental influence on the general welfare of the city. Extraterritorial planning shall be done to promote an adequate county planning program, to estimate future municipal service requirements, to encourage orderly land use and development, and to cooperate in fact finding and reporting, relative to regional planning and local integration on behalf of the city.

The commission shall be responsible for the conduct of neighborhood and community hearings regarding its studies, recommendations, and proposals, and shall have the responsibility of promoting satisfactory public relations as a group and individually, upon which the city council in public policy matters can rely. Such relations shall be of both a formal and informal nature, i.e., official hearings as well as informational fact-finding discussions.

Plans, reports, administrative matters, and recommendations of the planning commission shall be submitted by resolution or report directly to the city council by such commission.

A comprehensive, long-range and annual work program of the planning commission is hereby authorized, which authorization shall include a review by the commission of all major public improvements. (Ord. 3410 § 3, 2021; Ord. 3150 § 5, 2015; Ord. 2121 § 5, 1997; Ord. 60 § 3, 1960)