RESPONSIBILITIES

1. The Planning [BOARD / COMMISSION] must consist of a minimum 5 members, all legal residents of the [NAME OF TOWN / CITY], appointed by the Board of Selectmen to serve staggered terms of 3 years.
2. The Planning [BOARD / COMMISSION] reviews and approves all applications for:
   1. Master Plan
   2. Subdivision Plan
   3. Special Permit
3. The Planning [BOARD / COMMISSION] may grant waivers of standards as explicitly permitted by this Code.
4. The Planning [BOARD / COMMISSION] reviews and approves applications in accordance with the Article 9 Modules.
5. The Planning [BOARD / COMMISSION] hears Administrative Appeals of decisions of the [PERMITTING AUTHORITY].
6. The Planning [BOARD / COMMISSION] provides advice and recommendations to the Board of Selectmen concerning the following:
   1. Proposed amendments to zoning text or maps of this Code.
   2. The laying out, alteration, relocation, or discontinuance of public ways and statutory private ways.
   3. The proposed conveyance of land to the Town.
7. The Planning [BOARD / COMMISSION], or its designee, is responsible for the authoring and periodical update of the Comprehensive Plan for the [NAME OF TOWN / CITY], and its subsequent adoption.
8. The Planning [BOARD / COMMISSION], or its designee, drafts the official map of the [NAME OF TOWN / CITY].

BOARD RULES

1. The Planning [BOARD / COMMISSION] may adopt rules of procedure and policy as it may deem necessary to conduct its affairs, including but not limited to the following subjects:
   1. Rules and procedures governing applications, including required written and graphical information;
   2. Rules and procedures pertaining to the development review process;
   3. Rules and procedures governing the administrative compliance of zoning requirements;
   4. Rules and procedures for subdivision
   5. The adoption or amendment of rules of procedure and policy is conducted administratively at a public meeting.