The Council shall have the power and authority to zone the Town and to pass all necessary ordinances, rules and regulations governing same, under and by virtue of the authority given to cities and the legislative bodies thereof by the Texas Local Government Code, together with all amendments which may hereafter be made thereto, and all other applicable law.
The Council shall have the power and authority to regulate the layout, development and platting of the subdivisions of land within the Town and its extraterritorial jurisdiction and to pass all necessary ordinances, rules and regulations governing same, under and by virtue of the authority given to cities and the legislative bodies thereof by the Texas Local Government Code, together with all amendments which may hereafter be made thereto, and all other applicable law.
There shall be established a Planning and Zoning Commission which shall consist of seven (7) citizens from the Town. The members of said Commission shall be appointed by the Council for a term of two (2) years. Four (4) members of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be so appointed each odd-numbered year and three (3) members shall be so appointed each even-numbered year. The Council shall appoint a chairman from among the Commission’s membership. Vacancies and unexpired terms shall be filled by the Council for the remainder of the term. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.
A member of the Commission may be removed by a majority vote of the Council. If a vacancy occurs upon the Planning and Zoning Commission, by either resignation or otherwise, the Council shall appoint a commissioner to fill such a vacancy for the unexpired term. The Commission shall keep minutes of its proceedings which shall be a public record. No member of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall hold another salaried or elected Town office.
The Planning and Zoning Commission is created to act as an advisory board to the Council in matters relating to the physical development of the Town. The Commission is expected to advise the Council on matters relating to the zoning and planning of land and related public improvements, civic improvements, opening, widening, and changing of streets, routing of public utilities, development of regulatory ordinances, annexation proposals/plans and such other matters related to Town improvements as the Commission and Council may deem beneficial to the Town. In addition to the other duties and authority that the Commission may have under state law or under Town ordinance, the specifically delegated duties of the Commission shall be as follows:
(a) 
Recommend a comprehensive master plan for the physical development of the Town together with its related components;
(b) 
Conduct periodic reviews of the Town’s comprehensive master plan and its component elements to recommend modifications, changes, revisions or updates to ensure that the comprehensive master plan adequately and accurately reflects the policy, goals and objectives of the Town;
(c) 
Hold required public hearings on any proposed changes to the zoning plan, map, and ordinances of the Town for the purpose of making recommendations to the Council on the reasonableness of these proposals;
(d) 
Recommend any change to the zoning plan, map or ordinances of the Town where the Commission deems it necessary in the furtherance of the Town’s comprehensive master plan;
(e) 
Conduct appropriate hearings on any proposals for the subdivision/platting of land within the corporate limits of the Town and its extraterritorial jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of State law and requirements of the Town’s subdivision regulation ordinances. The Commission shall take action on those proposals as it deems appropriate and conforming to the requirements of the Town’s comprehensive master plan. The Commission shall ensure that proposals for subdivision or development of land are consistent with the Town’s plan components as an element of the review process. As an element of this Charter, the Town has determined that it is a reasonable legislative enactment to require subdivision plats to conform to the Town’s comprehensive master plan and failure to achieve conformance shall be a legitimate ground for the denial of a development proposal; and,
(f) 
The Commission shall hold such hearings and meetings as are mandated by the Council on any matter determined appropriate by Council to secure information for the purpose of making recommendations to the Council.
The Council shall appoint a Board of Adjustment which shall have all of the powers and authority as set forth by State law, as amended, and other applicable laws, and such additional powers and privileges as may be duly assigned to it by the ordinances of the Town.
No later than two (2) years after the adoption of this Charter, the Council shall adopt a comprehensive master plan projecting for at least five (5) years the growth and physical development of the Town pursuant to the provisions of State law. The Council shall establish and adopt by ordinance a procedure for periodic review and/or revision of the comprehensive master plan. The Town may adopt the comprehensive master plan by resolution or by ordinance following a public hearing upon which public input is received. The purpose of the comprehensive master plan is to guide the growth and development of the Town and to establish the standards that the Town will seek to attain through the adoption of its development regulations to include its zoning regulations, subdivision regulations, building and construction regulations, landscaping regulations, signage regulations and other related police power enactments. The comprehensive master plan shall identify the goals and objectives of the community for growth and development and shall serve as the basis of the Town’s capital improvement program for the development and construction of public works infrastructure.