Arizona republican., 1921-02-13

vided sites for minor buildings to be erected as required.
 Administratvie Section This area will be known as the ad ministrative section of the city center and will be linked by a wide mall with the educational and community center proposed to cover sites extending from the present high school grounds to Third street between Fillmore and connecting mall will be lagoons con verted from the present Salt River canal.
 The planners strongly advise retain ing the present sites of the city hall and county building, pointing out that such property is an asset of ever-in-
 creasing value. The suggestion is
 made to lease these properties for | long terms.
 Plans for the routing of railroad tracks through the city and erecting a union depot are designed to bring
 about a better relationship between | the railroads and the city. | School sites are proposed for the | entire outlying district. It is pointed l out that these sites should be bought
 before the lands advance in value due
 to subdivision and annexation. The
 necessity for two new high school sites
 is also urged
 A site north of the Grand canal and
 near a principal artery of traffic is suggested as an aviation field. Atten- 1 ton is called to the fact that air travel has not advanced to the extent | of affording basis for accurate pre- diction as to the future requirements,
 but that the landing field is destined 1 to bear the same relation to air traffic 1 as the streets now bear to motor traf- | fife and should be public property se
 cured and maintained through taxa | tion.
 Legislation Needed
 In order to carry out these plans 1 special stress is laid apon the neces- sity of having proper zoning and plan 1 ming legislation. Bennett and Parsons have the following to offer upon this: 1 'It is the duty of Phoenix to secure l from the state additional police power
 in order to zone itself It is also neces-
 sary to give official status to the city plan commission and the city plan by
 legislation and by ordinance. And since control over subdivision should also be vested in the city for outlying areas, state sanction should be ob- | tained for this control for distance
 of five miles beyond the limits of l Phoenix in all directions.
 The plan commission should be em- powered to survey and study this en- 1 tire area and approve all new subdivi- i sions. It should have power to ap- prove all public works of the charac- i ter of public buildings. bridges, via l ducts, lamp standards, monuments parkway developments and park i'm I provements. This power of approva
 should be over-ruIed only by the city commission.
 The plan commission should have
 power to prepare zoning plan and g zonnig ordinance. It should have 1 power to prepare comprehensive plar f0x- ,-1- l portation and transit systems and to l survey and recommend railway de l velopment as related to the city. I "The plan commission may be com l posed of mayor. city manager and cit! l engineer, the head of the board O 1 public works, head of the park board 1 and six citizens Appointments should 1 be so made that a majority of olt l members should always De in office.' l MT. Frost expects to be in Phoeni1 | all of next week. He has arranged al I exhibit of plans and maps in an office l in the city hall.