There shall be a Planning, Zoning and Building Department, administered by a Planning Board which shall be constituted and empowered in accordance with the provisions of § 27 of the General City Law. The Common Council shall fix the number of members of the Planning Board consistent with the provisions of the General City Law. The terms of the members of the Planning Board shall be fixed so that the term of one member only expires at the end of each official year of the city. Each term shall be equal in years to the number of members of the Planning Board; provided, however, that where corrective terms are imposed in order to comply with the provisions of this section and § 27 of the General City Law, the term affected may be foreshortened commensurately.
The Planning Board shall have, exercise and discharge all of the functions, powers and duties of a planning board under law.
Within any appropriation therefor, a Director of Planning may be appointed by the Mayor. He shall be under the direction and supervision of the Planning Board.
The Planning Board within any appropriation therefor, may employ consultants, from time to time, to assist it in the performance of its duties.
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Editor's Note: Former § C-46, Division of Buildings; Building Inspector, was repealed 7-23-2002 by L.L. No. 4-2002. See now § C-57.
There shall be a Zoning Board of Appeals which shall be constituted and empowered as a Zoning Board of Appeals pursuant to § 81 of the General City Law. The Common Council shall fix the number of members of the Zoning Board of Appeals consistent with the provisions of the General City Law. The terms of the members of the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be fixed so that the term of one member only expires at the end of each official year of the city. Each term shall be equal in years to the number of members of the Zoning Board of Appeals; provided, however, that where corrective terms are imposed in order to comply with the provisions of this section and § 81 of the General City Law, the term affected may be foreshortened commensurately. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall hear and decide appeals from, and review any order, requirement, decision interpretation or determination made by the Building Inspector who is the administrative official charged with the enforcement of any ordinance or local law regarding planning, development and land use, and hear and decide all other matters properly coming before it pursuant to law.