There is hereby established the Town of Bethany Beach Planning
and Zoning Commission.
The Town Council may refer any matter or class of matters to
the Planning and Zoning Commission before final action thereon with
or without provision that final action shall not be taken until the
Planning and Zoning Commission has submitted its report or has had
reasonable fixed time of 45 days to submit such report (22 Del. C.
§ 708).
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall have full power and
authority to make such investigations, maps and reports of the resources,
possibilities and the needs of the Town as it deems desirable, providing
the total expenditures of such Planning and Zoning Commission shall
not exceed the appropriation for its expenses. Upon completion of
any such reports, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall submit
the same to the Town Council with its recommendations. It shall report
annually to the Town Council on the activities of the Planning and
Zoning Commission during the preceding year. This report shall include
its expenditures for the year and its anticipated next year expenditures
(22 Del. C. § 703).
The Court of Chancery shall have the jurisdiction on petition
of the Planning and Zoning Commission established hereunder to enforce
this chapter and any ordinance or bylaws made thereunder and may restrain
by injunction violations thereof (22 Del. C. § 710).