SECTION 241

(1) The city council shall have jurisdiction over any action pertaining to inter-council collaboration, major works and structuring projects. (2) Any power or resource relating to inter-council projects by nature or purpose, infrastructure transferred to the city council, built or developed by the latter, as well as infrastructure that, on account of its geographical location or symbolic or economic importance, is open to use by the inhabitants of many sub-divisional councils, shall be of city council interest. (3) Accordingly, the following activities shall fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of the city council: ---------------------------------------- - development of council tourist sites; - cleaning of national, regional and divisional roads as well as city council public spaces; - monitoring and control of industrial waste management; - preparing city environmental action plans, in particular pollution and nuisance control as well as the protection of green spaces; - creating, maintaining and managing city greens, parks and gardens; - constituting city land reserves; - collecting, disposal and processing of household waste; - creating and developing public urban spaces; - urban planning, concerted development plans and master plans, urban renewal and land consolidation documents. In that connection, the city council shall express its opinion on the draft regional territorial development plan prior to approval; - participating in the organization and management of urban public transport; - development operations of city interest; - issuing town planning certificates, land parcelling authorizations, location permits and building and demolition permits; - creating, developing, maintaining, operating and managing primary and secondary road networks, their outworks and equipment, including street lighting, traffic signs, storm water drainage, safety equipment and civil engineering structures; - coordinating urban energy, drinking water and telecommunications distribution networks and all stakeholders in the city's public communication network; - creating, developing, maintaining, operating and managing sanitation, wastewater and storm water equipment; - urban traffic and movement plans for the entire road network; - addressing and naming of streets, public squares and buildings; - creating industrial activity zones; - creating, maintaining and managing public cemetries. (4) In the event of conflict of powers between the city council and the sub-divisional councils, the mayor of the city council or of the sub-divisional council shall refer the matter to the administrative judge having territorial jurisdiction. II - Oganization and Functioning of the City Council