(a)

Powers and duties. In addition to any authority granted to the City Commission by State law, the Charter of the City of Aventura, or the Code of Ordinances of the City of Aventura, the City Commission shall have the powers and duties listed herein in regard to the LDRs. The City Commission's authority shall include but not be limited to approval, approval with conditions, or modifications or denial. The City Commission is designated as the land planning agency for the City.

(1)

To act as the local planning agency under F.S. § 163.3174.

(2)

To adopt and amend the Official Zoning Map in accordance with the procedures outlined herein.

(3)

To adopt amendments to the text of the LDRs.

(4)

To review applications for conditional uses.

(5)

To review applications for certain temporary uses.

(6)

To review variances from the development standards of these regulations.

(7)

To hear and determine appeals from levels of service compliance in accordance with the procedures of this chapter.

(8)

To review final plats prior to recording in accordance with the procedures outlined herein.

(9)

To hear and decide appeals when it is alleged that there is an error in any order, requirement, decision, determination made by any administrative official acting pursuant to the LDRs, except where State or City regulations or these LDRs specifically provide otherwise.

(10)

To review applications for development approval for developments of regional impact (DRI) and to issue development orders.

(11)

To enter into development agreements.

(12)

To review plat revisions.

(Ord. No. 99-09, § 1(Exh. A, § 301), 7-13-99)

The City Manager is hereby authorized to establish a development review process and to review and render recommendations on applications for development, conditional uses, temporary uses, variances, plats, development agreements, vested rights determinations and site plans.

(Ord. No. 99-09, § 1(Exh. A, § 302), 7-13-99)