§ 66-46. Powers and duties.

In addition to any authority granted the town commission by general or special law, the town commission shall have the following powers and duties under the provisions of this Code:

(1)

To serve as the local planning agency as provided by F.S. §§ 163.3174 and 163.3164 and division 3 of article II of this chapter;

(2)

To serve as the board of adjustment as provided by division 4 of article II of this chapter;

(3)

To initiate, hear, review, consider and approve, approve with conditions, or deny applications for development permits to amend the text of the comprehensive plan as provided in F.S. § 163.3187 and section 58-51 of this Code;

(4)

To initiate, hear, review, consider and approve, approve with conditions, or deny applications for development permits to amend the future land use map of the comprehensive plan as provided in F.S. § 163.3187 and section 58-51 of this Code;

(5)

To initiate, hear, review, consider and approve, approve with conditions, or deny applications for annexations to or contractions of the municipal limits as provided in F.S. ch. 171;

(6)

To initiate, hear, review, consider and approve, approve with conditions, or deny applications for development permits to amend the text of this Code as provided in section 66-6 of this chapter;

(7)

To initiate, hear, review, consider and approve, approve with conditions, or deny applications for development permits to amend the official zoning map of this Code as provided in section 66-6 of this chapter;

(8)

To initiate, hear, review, consider and approve, approve with conditions, or deny applications for development permits for developments of regional impact as provided in F.S. ch. 380.06, or which are subject to review for extra-jurisdictional impacts under the provisions of the intergovernmental coordination element of the adopted comprehensive plan;

(9)

To hear, review, consider and approve, approve with conditions, or deny applications for development permits for development agreements as provided by F.S. § 163.3220 et seq.;

(10)

To hear, review, consider and approve, approve with conditions, or deny applications for development permits for subdivisions as provided in chapter 62 of this Code;

(11)

To initiate, hear, review, consider and approve, approve with conditions, or deny all other applications for development permits or appeals which are otherwise assigned by this Code to other review authorities for final action but which are an integral part of and are submitted and processed simultaneously with applications for development permits which require final action by the town commission;

(12)

To establish fees for the review of applications for development permits, and appropriate funds to defray the costs of administering this Code;

(13)

To act to ensure compliance with development orders or permits as approved and issued;

(14)

To take such action not delegated to the local planning agency, board of adjustment, architectural review and planning board, or town staff members, as the town commission may deem desirable and necessary to implement the provisions of the comprehensive plan and this zoning chapter; and

(15)

To appoint other advisory boards that are determined necessary to assist in the implementation of comprehensive plan or this Code.

(Ord. No. 95-1, § 1, 1-30-95)