(1) The planning commission shall make a recommendation to the legislative body for: (a) a general plan and amendments to the general plan; (b) land use regulations; (c) an appropriate delegation of power to at least one designated land use authority to hear and act on a land use application; (d) an appropriate delegation of power to at least one appeal authority to hear and act on an appeal from a decision of the land use authority; and (e) application processes that: (i) may include a designation of routine land use matters that, upon application and proper notice, will receive informal streamlined review and action if the application is uncontested; and (ii) shall protect the right of each: (A) applicant and third party to require formal consideration of any application by a land use authority; (B) applicant, adversely affected party, or municipal officer or employee to appeal a land use authority's decision to a separate appeal authority; and (C) participant to be heard in each public hearing on a contested application.

(a) a general plan and amendments to the general plan;

(b) land use regulations;

(c) an appropriate delegation of power to at least one designated land use authority to hear and act on a land use application;

(d) an appropriate delegation of power to at least one appeal authority to hear and act on an appeal from a decision of the land use authority; and

(e) application processes that: (i) may include a designation of routine land use matters that, upon application and proper notice, will receive informal streamlined review and action if the application is uncontested; and (ii) shall protect the right of each: (A) applicant and third party to require formal consideration of any application by a land use authority; (B) applicant, adversely affected party, or municipal officer or employee to appeal a land use authority's decision to a separate appeal authority; and (C) participant to be heard in each public hearing on a contested application.

(i) may include a designation of routine land use matters that, upon application and proper notice, will receive informal streamlined review and action if the application is uncontested; and

(ii) shall protect the right of each: (A) applicant and third party to require formal consideration of any application by a land use authority; (B) applicant, adversely affected party, or municipal officer or employee to appeal a land use authority's decision to a separate appeal authority; and (C) participant to be heard in each public hearing on a contested application.

(A) applicant and third party to require formal consideration of any application by a land use authority;

(B) applicant, adversely affected party, or municipal officer or employee to appeal a land use authority's decision to a separate appeal authority; and

(C) participant to be heard in each public hearing on a contested application.

(2) Nothing in this section limits the right of a municipality to initiate or propose the actions described in this section.