Training in urban planning: roles and responsibilities of the mayor and municipal councilors

As an elected official (mayor or councilor), do you know your role and responsibilities in urban planning? Can an elected official who is a landowner sit on the commission during the development of their community's urban planning document? What means do you have to deal with illegal construction? Do you know the extent of your right to visit construction sites and its limits?

CONTENT

• Positioning of the elected official in the development of the urban planning document

1. The different urban planning documents (ScoT, PLU(i), municipal map)
2. Procedures for development, modification or revision

• Responsibility of the elected official when issuing authorizations

1. Is the municipality competent or not?
2. The choice of the instructing service
3. The formalism of the decision
4. Appeals against the mayor's decision

• How to deal with illegal constructions?

1. The right to visit and control works
2. Prescription periods for irregularities
3. The official report and penalties

• Know the obligations of the elected official when processing the file and when controlling the works
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