(a) A planning commission may recommend adoption of:
(1) A whole plan;
(2) Successive parts of a plan, with parts that correspond to major
geographic sections or divisions of the local jurisdiction; and
(3) Any amendment to the plan.
(b) (1) Before recommending the adoption of the plan or any part or amendment,
a planning commission shall hold at least one public hearing.
(2) The planning commission shall publish once a notice of the time and
place of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the local
jurisdiction.
(c) At least 60 days prior to the public hearing, the planning commission
shall provide copies of the recommended plan and all amendments to the
plan to:
(1) All adjoining planning jurisdictions; and
(2) All State and local jurisdictions that have responsibility for
financing or constructing public improvements necessary to implement
the plan.
(d) The planning commission shall include the recommendation of each
jurisdiction that comments on the plan's recommendations in the
planning commission's report to the local legislative body.
(e) (1) The planning commission shall approve the plan or any part or amendment
of the plan by resolution of the commission carried by the affirmative
votes of not less than a majority of the commission membership.
(2) The resolution shall refer expressly to the text, map, and descriptive,
and other matter that the commission intends to form the whole or part
of the plan.
(3) The action taken shall be recorded on the map, plan, text or other
matter by the identifying signature of:
(i) The chairman of the planning commission;
(ii) The secretary of the commission; or
(iii) Both the secretary and the chairman.
(f) An attested copy of the plan or part of the plan shall be certified to
the local legislative body.
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