One member of the Common Council and a representative from the City Engineering Department also serve on the Commission. The Plan Commission is the land use and development policy body for the City and is the decision-making body for site plan review, preliminary and final plats, and final Planned Unit Developments. The Commission acts in an advisory capacity to the Common Council for rezoning requests, preliminary Planned Unit Developments, and amendments to the text of the Zoning and Subdivision Control Ordinances. The Plan Commission also advises the Common Council on the adoption of and amendments to the Growth Policies Plan. CATS also broadcasts most meetings live on the Internet .
Archived meetings are also available.