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Planning & Zoning

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Purpose

In order that adequate provisions be made for the preparation of a comprehensive village plan for the guidance, direction and control of the growth and development or redevelopment of the Village and contiguous territory not more than one and one-half miles beyond the corporate limits and not included in any municipality, a Planning Commission is created under the authority of an act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois entitled “Illinois Municipal Code 1961”, as amended.

Membership

The Planning Commission shall consist of seven (7) members, who are citizens of the Village, appointed by the President, on the basis of their particular fitness for their duty on the Planning Commission and subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees.

Members of the Board of Trustees to be designated by the Village President, not to exceed 3 in number, and who shall serve for the period of their elective terms as Trustees.

Planning and Zoning Board Members:

Board of Appeals Members

Chairman – Rick Mathias – [email protected]
Elizabeth Bealer – [email protected]
Charles Farmer – [email protected]
Brent Ganahl – [email protected]
Jim Rose – [email protected]

*Drue Mielke is the Village of Coal Valley’s representative on the Rock Island County Board.


What is a Planning and Zoning Commission?

A Planning and Zoning Commission is a local elected or appointed government board charged with recommending to the local town or city council the boundaries of the various original zoning district and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein and any proposed amendments thereto and shall collect data and keep itself informed as to the best practices generally in effect in the matter city planning and zoning to the end that it may be qualified to act on measures affecting the present and future movement of traffic, the segregation of residential and business districts and the convenience and safety of persons and property in any way dependent on city planning and zoning.

The chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission (or a staff member) is responsible for publishing public hearing in the newspaper about certain matters that come before the commission. Most municipal or county Planning and Zoning Commissions consisting of five to seven members. This number does not include alternates.

Some communities elect commission members. In other jurisdictions, the Planning and Zoning Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor or First Selectman of the city or town and approved by the city’s legislative body, i.e. city council, board of aldermen, etc. (some planning and zoning commissioners are appointed by the City Commission as a whole).
In some states, planning and zoning commissions are regional or county.