§ 3-204. Director of Planning.

(a) Position established.

There is a Director of Planning, as appointed under City Charter Article VII, § 73.

(b) Powers and duties.

In addition to the powers and duties specified in City Charter Article VII, §§ 74 through 80, the Director of Planning has the following powers and duties under this Code:

(1) to perform the following reviews:

(i) site plan review (Title 4, Subtitle 2);

(ii) environmentally sensitive areas review (Title 4, Subtitle 3);

(iii) design review (Title 4, Subtitle 4; Design Manual); and

(iv) landscape review (Title 4, Subtitle 5; Landscape Manual);

(2) to review and grant administrative exceptions for design review (§ 4-409);

(3) from time to time, to initiate a study of this Code, the Design Manual, and the Landscape Manual and report his or her recommendations to:

(i) the City Council;

(ii) the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals;

(iii) the Housing Commissioner;

(iv) the Health Commissioner;

(v) the Planning Commission; and

(vi) any others deemed appropriate; and

(4) with the approval of the Board of Estimates, to set fees for site-plan, sensitive-area, design, and landscape reviews and for the various other functions required or authorized by this Code; and

(5) to perform all other functions assigned to the Director by this Code.