2.42.020 Functions and duties.
A. In accordance with Charter Section 604, the Planning Commission shall have the power and duty to:
1. Recommend to the City Council, after a public hearing, the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a Master Plan or any part thereof for the physical development of the City; and
2. Exercise such functions with respect to land subdivisions, planning and zoning as may be prescribed by ordinance.
B. Additionally, the Planning Commission shall have the power and duty, in accordance with CVMC 21.02.030 to:
1. Approve Major Certificates of Appropriateness and Historic Designations.
2. Uphold the goals and policies of the General Plan related to historic preservation.
3. Carry out the purpose and intent of CVMC Title 21, Historic Preservation.
4. Assist staff in the development and maintenance of a certified historic preservation program that carries out the provisions of the certified local government program.
5. Approve designations of historical resources to the City of Chula Vista Register of Historical Resources.
6. Recommend to City Council delistings from the City of Chula Vista Register of Historical Resources.
7. Grant or deny applications for permits for major alterations of historical resources.
8. Grant or deny appeals from decisions of the Zoning Administrator for applications of minor alterations of historical resources.
9. Make recommendations to City Council on applications for participation in City-approved historic preservation incentive programs including but not limited to the Mills Act Property Tax Abatement Program.
10. Advise the City Council and other boards, commissions and committees as necessary on historic preservation issues.
11. Perform other functions as appropriate to safeguard the City’s historic, aesthetic, social, economic, political and architectural past. (Ord. 3539 § 1(K), 2022; Ord. 3211 § 15, 2011).