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Editor's Note: The provisions of Art. II were enacted by the City pursuant to 30 M.R.S.A. § 4952, which section has subsequently been repealed. Pursuant to 30 M.R.S.A. § 4964, the provisions of said article adopted under a subsequently repealed statute shall remain in effect until abolished, amended or repealed.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 7, § 101]
There is hereby established a board to be known as the City
Planning Board for the City of Old Town.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 7, § 105]
The Planning Board shall act in accordance with 30 M.R.S.A.
§ 4852, for the preparation of coordinated plans for the
development of the City.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 7, § 101; Ord. of 4-7-1986]
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 7, § 101]
All members of the Planning Board shall be residents of the
City, and shall not be salaried officials of the City.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 7, § 101; Ord. of 4-7-1986]
(a)
The term of office of a member of the Planning Board shall be five
years or until a successor has been appointed and has qualified, except
that the respective terms of the members first elected shall be one,
two, three, four and five years.
(b)
Vacancies in the board shall be filled in the same manner for the
unexpired term.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 7, § 101]
The members of the Planning Board shall serve without compensation.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 7, § 101]
The Planning Board shall annually elect one of its members as
chairman.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 7, § 102]
The Planning Board shall have full power and authority to make
such investigations, maps, reports and recommendations in connection
with and relating to the planning and development of the municipality
as it deems desirable, provided however, that the total expenditures
for such purposes shall not exceed the appropriation therefor together
with such gifts as may be placed at the disposal of the Council therefor.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 7, § 103]
(a)
It shall be the duty of the Planning Board to make and adopt a master
plan of the City. Such plan shall be established, added to and changed
from time to time by a majority vote of the entire membership of the
board.
(b)
The master plan shall be a public record, but its purpose and effect
shall be solely to aid the board in the performance of its duties.
(c)
The master plan shall show existing and desirable streets, street
grades, bridges and tunnels, viaducts, public places, parks, parkways,
playgrounds, roadways in streets and parks, sites for public buildings
and structures, use and building zones, waterways, routes of railroads
and buses, locations of sewers, water conduits and other public utilities
and other planning features.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 7, § 104]
Upon the adoption of a master plan by the Planning Board, no
street, park or other public way, ground, place or space, no public
building or structure shall be constructed or authorized in the City,
and no change shall be made in the zoning map of the City until and
unless the location and extent thereof and the suggested change of
the zoning map shall be submitted to it. The failure of the board
to act, within 30 days from and after the date of the submission to
it of such proposition shall be deemed to be its approval of any such
matter unless a longer period is granted by the municipal officers.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 7, § 101]
Each officer and department of the City is hereby directed to
give all reasonable aid, cooperation and information to the Planning
Board, or to the authorized assistants of such board when so requested.
[Rev. Ords. 1953, Ch. 7, § 101.5]
The City Manager shall have the authority to employ such experts
and other assistants as may be necessary or convenient to carry out
the provisions of this chapter and to pay for their services, and
to pay such other expenses as may be necessary and proper, not, however
exceeding appropriations made for such purposes by the Council or
placed at its disposal through gifts. Such employees shall be under
the supervision of the City Manager.
