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Board or Commission Name: PLANNING BOARD Description: There shall be in the city a Planning Board whose membership shall consist of nine members; the mayor or his appointed representative, the city engineer, a member of the board of aldermen who shall be appointed by it, and six citizen members who shall be appointed by the mayor, said appointments to be confirmed by the board of aldermen. The Planning Board shall promote public interest in, and understanding of, the master plan and of the official map of the city as hereinafter provided and it shall do all things necessary and incidental to the promotion and execution of said plan and map. It shall also have all the powers conferred by statute on municipal planning boards. The board shall, however, be limited in the exercise of the foregoing duties and powers to the funds appropriated by the board of aldermen for such purposes. The Planning Board shall review and make recommendations to the mayor and board of aldermen on all locations for proposed municipal buildings and facilities, including educational, on the purchase and sale of any land by the city and on existing or dedicated streets to be discontinued or vacated. The Planning Board shall formulate a master plan of the city, carry out the statutory powers of a zoning commission, prepare an official map of the city, formulate regulations for the subdivision of land, the location of buildings within the bed of mapped streets, and have all other such powers as are conferred by statute upon municipal planning boards. All proposed plans, maps, regulations and zoning changes must be submitted to the board of aldermen for enactment into law, either by resolution or ordinance, as the case may be. [Ch. 77] Primary Contact: Chris Webber Phone: 589-3115 Email: Active?:

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