A City Planning Department is established. This Department shall
be responsible for the provision of technical planning service to
all pertinent municipal agencies and boards.
The Planning Department shall from time to time make careful studies
and, when necessary, propose plans of the resource possibilities and
needs of the City and, upon completion of such study and following
a review by the Planning Board, shall submit to the City Council a
report thereon with its recommendations.
It shall submit annually a report approved by the Planning Board
to said City Council giving information regarding the condition of
the City and any plans or proposals for its development and estimates
of the costs thereof, and shall at the same time furnish a copy of
such report to the State Planning Board.
The Planning Department is ordered and directed to make a master
or comprehensive plan of the City or such part or parts thereof as
the Planning Board may deem advisable and from time to time may extend
or perfect such plan.
The master or comprehensive plan shall be subject to the approval
of the City Planning Board and shall be in the detail set forth by
MGL c. 41, § 81D, and may be made, added to and changed
from time to time as provided by § 81D.
The Planning Director shall be responsible for the administration
of the Planning Department and the direction of its planning activities.
The Planning Board shall be advisory to the Director except where
otherwise prescribed by City ordinance or state statute.