A Planning and Zoning Commission is a local elected

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 or appointed government

Government

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 board charged with recommending to the local town or city council the boundaries of the various original zoning

Zoning

Zoning is a device of land use planning used by local governments in most developed countries. The word is derived from the practice of designating permitted uses of land based on mapped zones which separate one set of land uses from another...

 district and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein and any proposed amedments thereto and shall collect data and keep itself informed as to the best practices generally in effect in the matter city planning and zoning to the end that it may be qualified to act on measures affecting the present and future movement of traffic, the segregation of residential and business districts and the convenience and safety of persons and property in any way dependent on city planning and zoning.

The chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission is responsible for publishing public hearing in the newspaper about certain matters that come before the commission. Most municipal or county Planning and Zoning Commissions consisting of five to seven members. This number does not include alternates.

Some communities elect members of the commission. In other jurisdictions the Planning and Zoning Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor

Mayor

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 or First Selectman

First Selectman

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 of the city

City

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 or town

Town

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 and approved by the city's legislative body, i.e. city council

City council

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, board of aldermen, etc.

In some states, planning and zoning commissions are regional or county.