(a) The planning and zoning board shall operate exclusively in an advisory capacity to the city council, and no ruling, decision or recommendation of the board shall be binding on the council.
(b) The board shall perform such duties as are conferred on it by the charter and this code and shall, from time to time, make studies on planning and zoning matters affecting the health, welfare, safety and morals of the people of the city.
(c) No problem or situation relating to zoning shall be submitted to the city council prior to being submitted to and acted upon by the planning and zoning board. Such problems or situations relating to zoning shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) Changes in zone classification.
(2) Changes in zoning district boundaries and zoning maps.
(3) Review and revision of zoning sections.
(4) Recommendation concerning a master plan and periodic review thereof.
(d) The planning and zoning board shall make recommendations to the board of adjustment concerning special exceptions and variances in accordance with chapter 110 pertaining to zoning.
(e) The board secretary shall, after each meeting of the planning and zoning board, transmit a copy of the board's minutes to each member of the city council, the city clerk and the city attorney. Such minutes shall include the board's recommendations on any matter coming before it, including a short statement setting forth the facts upon which the board's recommendations were based, as well as the board's reasons for the recommendation.