Editor's Note: See also the following sections
of the Charter which pertain to the Director of Planning and Redevelopment
and the Department of Planning and Redevelopment: Secs. 3-100, 3-101
and 4-900 et seq.
The Director
of Planning and Redevelopment shall be appointed by the Mayor from
a list of persons furnished to him or her by the City Planning Commission.
The Director of Planning and Redevelopment shall serve at the pleasure
of the Mayor.
The Director
of Planning and Redevelopment or their designee shall have the authority
of the chief zoning official or Director of Zoning and Code Enforcement
for all matters related to the performance of roles and responsibilities
of the Director of Zoning and Code Enforcement and the chief zoning
official prescribed by the statutes of the state, the provisions of
this Code and other ordinances of the City. The Director of Planning
and Redevelopment or their designee shall serve as the Administrative
Officer to the City Planning Commission and execute all duties and
responsibilities associated with this appointment in accordance with
the Subdivision Review Enabling Act of 1992, R.I.G.L. 45-23, as amended. In
the absence of the Director of Planning and Redevelopment, the Assistant
Director of Planning and Redevelopment shall assume said duties.
[Added 9-21-2016 by Ch.
No. 3110; amended 12-20-2023 by Ch. No. 3287]