9-1-1 A Planning Board shall be appointed as provided in clause 6-6-1.
9-1-2 The Planning Board shall exercise such powers and duties as are prescribed by General Law, this Charter, and By-law.
9-1-3 The Planning Board may make recommendations to the Town Manager, the Select Board, and the Town Meeting on all matters concerning the physical, economic, and environmental development of the Town as provided in 9-2-5. [Amended 5-13-2019 ATM, Art. 59, approved 6-23-2020 Annual Town Election, Question 5; 10-17-2022 STM by Art. 31, approved 5-16-2023 Annual Town Election, Question 27]
9-1-4 The Planning Board shall cooperate closely with the Conservation Commission, and the Board of Health, and the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners.
9-1-5 The Planning Board shall appoint one member of the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners, as provided in 6-8-2.
9-2-1 The Planning Board shall be responsible for the development and periodic updating of the Orleans Comprehensive Plan. A 5-year review shall be undertaken to incorporate current data to ensure that the Plan remains a viable reference and guidance document for the appropriate and orderly development of the Town. [Amended 10-17-2022 STM by Art. 31, approved 5-16-2023 Annual Town Election, Question 27]
9-2-2 In updating said Plan, the Planning Board shall consult with, and seek evidence from appropriate Town officials, multi-member bodies and citizens of the Town.
9-2-3 The Planning Board shall present such proposed updated Plan at a public hearing and may revise it following such hearing. Such portions of the Plan as are considered ready shall be presented to the Town Meeting for adoption. [Amended 10-17-2022 STM by Art. 31, approved 5-16-2023 Annual Town Election, Question 27]
9-2-4 The Orleans Comprehensive Plan shall be considered in revising the Zoning By-Law. The Planning Board shall also utilize the Plan in making its recommendations to the Town. It shall also be used by other multi-member bodies in discharging their responsibilities.
9-2-5 By the fifteenth day of November, the Planning Board shall recommend implementation actions from the Plan as part of the development of the annual Operating and Capital Budgets and a six-year schedule of Plan implementations as part of the Capital Improvement Plan updating process. The Planning Board may present a report to the Annual Town Meeting specifying those Plan actions being fulfilled during the current fiscal year and the scheduled actions approved by the Select Board for full or partial completion during the ensuing fiscal year. [Amended 5-13-2019 ATM, Art. 59, approved 6-23-2020 Annual Town Election, Question 5; 5-9-2022 ATM by Art. 59, approved 5-16-2023 Annual Town Election, Question 18]
9-3-1 The Town Manager shall appoint a Director of Planning and Community Development and shall appoint other planning staff to the extent required for that purpose. [Amended 5-9-2022 ATM by Art. 63, approved 5-16-2023 Annual Town Election, Question 20]
9-3-2 Such planning staff under the provisions of 9-3-1 shall provide services to the Planning Board but shall be under the day to day supervision of the Town Manager. [Amended 5-9-2022 ATM by Art. 63, approved 5-16-2023 Annual Town Election, Question 20]
9-4-1 It shall be the general responsibility of the Town Manager, in consultation with the Select Board, to coordinate the activities of the Director of Planning and Community Development, and all other multi-member bodies, and officials concerned with the physical, economic, and environmental development of the Town. [Amended 5-13-2019 ATM, Art. 59, approved 6-23-2020 Annual Town Election, Question 5; 5-9-2022 ATM by Art. 63, approved 5-16-2023 Annual Town Election, Question 20][1]
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Editor's Note: Former Ch. 10, Charter Operation and Maintenance, as amended, which immediately followed, was repealed 10-17-2022 STM by Art. 21, approved 5-16-2023 Annual Town Election, Question 22.