The City Council shall appoint a City Planning and Zoning Commission in accordance with applicable law. The City Council shall have all of the rights, privileges, powers and authority given, permitted and granted under applicable law relative to planning and zoning in, for and of municipalities and their environs.
Every tract of land situated within the corporate limits of the City and its extraterritorial jurisdiction shall be platted pursuant to the requirements and procedures of applicable law, and any ordinance, resolution or motion by the City Council not inconsistent with such applicable law.
The Planning and Zoning Commission shall prepare a Comprehensive Plan for the City for submission to the City Council for adoption. The City Council shall consider the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission for the growth, development and beautification of the City. The City Council may adopt this plan as a whole or in parts and may adopt any amendment thereto after at least one (1) public hearing on the proposed adoption. Any Comprehensive City Plan approved by City Council shall be reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission every five (5) years and any recommended changes shall be submitted to the City Council for approval, disapproval, amendment or modification.
The Comprehensive Plan adopted by the City Council shall be used as a guide by the City Council to establish codes and ordinances determined to be essential in providing for the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Buda, Texas, and by the Planning and Zoning Commission to facilitate development and master plans that the City deems necessary and appropriate for systemic growth and development. The Comprehensive Plan shall not be nor be considered a zoning map nor constitute zoning regulations or establish zoning boundaries and shall not be site nor parcel specific and shall be used to illustrate generalized locations. The depiction of thoroughfare alignments in the Comprehensive Plan is subject to modification by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council to fit local conditions and is subject to refinement as development occurs.
The City Council shall appoint a Zoning Board of Adjustment in accordance with applicable law. The Zoning Board of Adjustment shall have such powers as granted under applicable law and any additional powers which may, at the discretion of City Council, be granted.