§ 1439-13. City Planning Commission.

The City Planning Commission is established by Article VII, § 2 of the Charter, is authorized to make plans and maps of the city and carry out other planning functions pursuant to powers and duties granted under the Charter. The Cincinnati Zoning Code and the Land Development Code grant the City Planning Commission the following authority:

(a)

To review and approve, or report to Council reason for failure to approve amendments to the Cincinnati Zoning Code or the Zoning Map, pursuant to the Charter Article VII, § 6.

(b)

To approve, conditionally approve or deny Interim Development Control District permits, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 1431, IDC Interim Development Control Overlay District.

(c)

To approve, conditionally approve or deny final development plans in Planned Development District applications, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 1429, Planned Development District.

(d)

To hear and decide applications for relief from the provisions of the Cincinnati Zoning Code under the same authority granted to, and exercised by, the Zoning Hearing Examiner pursuant to Cincinnati Zoning Code Chapter 1445 when such relief is requested in connection with an application to subdivide land.

(e)

To hear and decide applications for development permission in Hillside Overlay Districts under the same authority granted to, and exercised by, the Zoning Hearing Examiner pursuant to Cincinnati Zoning Code Chapter 1433 when such permission is requested in connection with an application to subdivide land.

(f)

To hear and decide applications for development permission in Urban Design Overlay Districts under the same authority granted to, and exercised by, the Zoning Hearing Examiner pursuant to Cincinnati Zoning Code Chapter 1437 when such permission is requested in connection with an application to subdivide land.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 15-2004, eff. Feb. 13, 2004; a. Ord. No. 0050-2019, §§ 11, 12, eff. 2-6-2019)