The planning commission of the City of Watervliet which has been duly established, is the planning commission referred to in this ordinance, and shall have the following duties under this ordinance:

1.

To hear all applications for amendments and special uses and hereafter submit reports of findings and recommendations thereon to the city commission in the manner prescribed in this section for amendments and special uses;

2.

To initiate, direct and review, from time to time, studies of the provision of this ordinance and to make reports of its recommendations to the city commission not less frequently than once each year;

3.

To hear and decide all matters upon which it is required to pass under this ordinance, or by law; and

4.

To review site plans for major industrial, commercial and residential projects.

All meetings of the planning commission shall be held monthly or at the call of the chairman, and at such times as the planning commission may determine. All hearings conducted by said planning commission under this ordinance, shall be in accordance with Michigan statutes. In all proceedings of the planning commission, provided for in this ordinance, the chairman and in his absence the vice-chairman, shall have the power to administer oaths. All testimony by witnesses at any hearing provided for in this ordinance shall be given under oath. The planning commission shall keep minutes of its proceedings, and shall also keep records of its hearings and other official actions. A copy of every rule or regulation, every amendment and special use, and every recommendation, order, requirement, decision or determination of the planning commission under this ordinance shall be filed in the office of the township clerk and shall be public record. The planning commission shall adopt its own rules and procedures, not in conflict with this ordinance or with applicable Michigan statutes.