The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-29

AN ORDINANCE creating a City PIanniug
Board. prescribing the number and quail
ifications OF its members and the duties
10 be performed and repeating ordinance
No Jt24- approved November Is, 1920
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF The CITY OF
TOEEkA
Section / There shall be created City
Planning Board which shall consist OF the
Mayor and Commissioners Of the City OF
Topeka. ex-officiO members with full and
equal power, and nine members to be sp-
pointed by the Mayor and confirmed by
the board of Commissioners. Three Of such
members shall be appointed TO serve until
September =, 1922, three TO serve until Sep
TENDER nth 1923, and three to serve until
September nth. 1924. Thereafter members
shall be appointed for terms Of three years
each Vacancies shall be filled by ap-
poIncment for the unexpired term only
Members q the Board shall serve without
compensation for their services
The nine members shall be persons kav-
ing knowledge and large experience in re-
spect TO one or more OF The following sub
jects: Finance, commerce, industry, trans
portation. architecture. landscape archf-
lecture real estate, engineering building.
painting, scu4Qture, social welfare. civic
administration and law. No such member
shall hold any salaried state. county or
Section ? The members Of the City
Planning Commission shall meet at least
once & month az such time and place IS
they may fix By resolution. They shall
select ore OF their number chairman and
one as vice chairman who shall serve one
year and until their successor has been Sc
lected- Special meetings may be called at
any tine by the chairman or in his absence
By the vice chairman majority Of the
Board shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction OF business The Board shall
cause E proper record TO be kept Of its
Section ; The powers and duties Of the
Board shall be TO make plans and maps Of
the whole or any portion OF the City, and Of
any land outside OF the City. which in the
opinion q the Board bears relation to the
planning Of the City, and 70 make changes
in such plans or maps when Il deems same
advisable such maps or plans shall show
the Boards rsconIaenG cations fer new
streets, alleys, ways, viaducts, bridges
subways. parkways- parks, Fairgrounds.
provements; ard the removal. relocation.
widening or eztentioa Of such public
systematic planning Of the City. the Board
NAV make recon atfonS 70 the Mayor
and Commissioners. ceBcerliRg the loca-
ton OF streets transportation aud CON
munication facilities public buildings and
grounds Whenever the Board shall have
made and agreed upon plan FOR the de-
TeloQ1eEt Of the City OF any portion there
or such plan o. plans shall be submitted
70 the Mayor and Commissioners for their
consideration and action
Section L All plans Plats or rsplats Of
lands hid out IL building iots. and the
streets alleys or other portions Of the
same dedicated 70 public use. OF for the
Use Of purr hasers or owners Of lots front
ing thereon or ad5acent thereto and 10
Gated within the City limits. Or any addi-
City shall be submitted 70 the City Plan
ning Board for their consideration and
their recon- r1eEdatfnR shall then Be sub
mltIed 70 the Mayor ard Commissioners
for their official consideration and acri0t.
And 10 sHcb plat or rspiaf shall be filed
with the register q deeds a. provided By
law until such plat or re1lat shall have
indorssd upon i the fact that L has first
been submitted 70 the City Planning Board
and bE the city Planning Board to THE
Mayor and Commissioners and By such
MAYOR and Commissioners duly approved
Section > On o. before the first Monday
of August Of each year the said Planning
Board shah submit 70 tite NaFor and
Commissioners rs budget q expenditures
for the ensuing fiseal year. ireuizinE the
expenses and gEGHufS AMI cEe purpose.
The CITY CqszinsIsSioa shall there upon coE-
slider said budget and make such allow