The Council may by ordinance, in accordance
with the statutes now or hereafter in effect, provide for the creation
of a Planning Board, which shall have all the powers now or hereafter
vested in it by State law, this Charter or the Town Council.
The Town Manager shall keep the Planning Board
and the Council advised as to modern developments in municipal planning, including the use of a Master Plan for the physical
development of the Town. The Planning Board may require that information
be furnished within a reasonable time by the other departments of
the town government in relation to its work, and may request additional
assistance for special survey work of the Town Manager, who may at
the Manager's discretion, assign to the Planning Board, members of any administrative
department or direct such department to make special studies requested
by the Planning Board. The Town Manager and all other appropriate
officials, departments and agencies shall assist the Planning Board
in the proper enforcement of its rules and regulations.
The Council may by ordinance in accordance with
the statutes now or hereafter in effect, provide for the selection
and organization of a Board of Review to perform the duties of such
a Board under the laws and ordinances relating to zoning now or hereafter
in effect.