[Approved 10-17-1967 by Ch. No. 1135 as Sec. 2-39 of the 1966 Code]
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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.
A. 
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.
B. 
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]