§ 6.01. City planning and zoning board.

There shall be a city planning and zoning board consisting of five (5) members appointed by the council from among the qualified voters of the city and a representative of the school district appointed by the school board as a nonvoting member. Members of the board shall hold no other city office. The members shall be appointed for terms concurrent with the council seat terms provided for in section 2.02 (C).

A.

Planning. The planning and zoning board shall propose to the council, and may from time to time modify, a comprehensive plan, setting forth in graphic and textual form policies to govern the future physical development of the city. Such plan may cover the entire city and all of its functions and services or may consist of a combination of plans governing specific functions and services of specific geographic areas which together cover the entire city and all of its functions and services. Upon receipt of the plan, the council shall hold public hearings on the proposed comprehensive plan or modification thereof and shall thereafter adopt it by ordinance with or without amendment. The comprehensive plan shall serve as a guide to all future councils concerning land use and development regulations, urban renewal programs and expenditures for capital improvements.

B.

Zoning. In accordance with the comprehensive plan, the council shall adopt, by ordinance, a zoning code. The planning and zoning board, sitting as a zoning board, shall conduct public hearings on all requests for zoning changes as provided in the zoning code, and shall render recommendations on such requests to the city council who shall make the final decision thereon.

State law reference

Local planning agencies, F.S. § 163.3174.