(A) Powers and duties. For purposes of this chapter, the Town Council (hereinafter “Council”) shall:
(1) Adopt the Town General Plan, all elements thereof, and all amendments thereto;
(2) Adopt all town land use ordinances, including this chapter, all provisions and requirements thereof and all amendments thereto;
(3) Direct the Town Planning Commission to prepare the General Plan, any proposed plan element, any amendments thereto, and to submit such proposed plan, element or amendments to the Council;
(4) Direct the Town Planning Commission to prepare all land use ordinances, including this chapter, zoning districts maps, official maps and all amendments thereto, and to submit such land use ordinances and maps, or amendments thereto, to the Council;
(5) Act as an appeals authority, as provided by herein;
(6) Render, or appoint a designee to render, a determination when an applicant asserts a deprivation of property rights, or has been subject to a taking of property without just compensation, or has asserted some other constitutional invalidity, as provided herein;
(7) Establish a fee schedule for all approvals, permits and licenses required by the town’s land use ordinances, including this chapter; and
(8) Take such other action(s) as authorized by this chapter or the Act and not expressly delegated to another land use authority.
(B) Effective date of decisions. All decisions of the Council made under the authority of this chapter shall take effect on the date of the meeting when the decision is made, unless a different date is designated in the rules of the Council, or a different date is designated by the Council at the time the decision is made.
(C) Council meeting minutes. The approved minutes of Council meetings, attested to by a majority vote of the Council, shall constitute the official record of such meetings, and shall be filed in the office of the Town Clerk. All such records shall be available for public review and access in accordance with the laws of the state.
(Ord. 46, passed 8-28-2001; Ord. 21D, passed 1-7-2004; Ord. 59, passed 5-8-2008, § 302)