- 1. In order to avail itself of the powers conferred by this article, the board of trustees of any village shall appoint a commission to be known as the zoning commission to recommend the boundaries of the various original districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein.
- 2. Where a planning board already exists in the village, it may be appointed as the zoning commission.
- 3. Such commission shall make a preliminary report and hold one or more public hearings thereon as deemed appropriate by the commission before submitting its final report.
- 4. The board of trustees shall not hold its public hearing, or take action, until it has received the final report of such commission.
- 5. Upon adoption of a resolution by the board of trustees of the village accepting the final report, such commission shall cease to exist as a separate body.