Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-16


this Ordinance, or with any of the
statutes of the State of California
and said commission shall meet at
least once a month.
The City Planning Commission
shall select among its own members
a president who shall serve for the
period of one year, but may be re-
elected at the pleasure of the City
Planning Commission.
The City Planning Commission
shall have fixed place and date for
its monthly meeting, and shall mott
fly the city council and the city
clerk regarding such date and place
of meeting, or any changes that may
be necessary; the date and place of
the meeting shall be I:Xed at least
five days prior to the holding of
such meeting.
The City Planning Commission
may hold special meetings at the re-
quest of the mayor, city council, the
chairman of the City Planning Com
mission, two members of the City
Planning Commission, or on a petit
ton, of body of citizens, addressed
to the secretary of the Planning
Commission, and containing the
names and addresses of not less
than fifty (50) such citizens; the
date and place of such meeting shall
lie announced in the public press of
FL Centre not less than three days
in advance Of such meeting.
Section Five
Among other powers vested in it
by the laws the City Plannin. Com
mission shall have the following
powers:
l.. The City Planning Commis-
sion shall have the power to make
surveys and Investigations Of ali
matters pertaining to public I'M
provements, having to do with roads,
water supply, sewers, tunnels, parks,
play grounds, pubic PLACES, i'm
prOvements and services to be rem
dered by the Public Service Corpor,
alton, and all matters pertaining to
safety, convenience, comfort and
welfare Of the people of the City
of FL Centre, for which material and
construction. maintenance or I'M
provemcnt of land and building, or
the acquisition of such land and
buildings for such public use and
for the official approval of the
Board of Trustees or its legal con-
stituted agents is rcquil ed.
9. The City Council may at its
discretion require the City Planning
Commission to investigate and re-
port on specific improvements OF
upon bond issues to he used upon
such improvements. These reports
should be filed within reasonable
period of time. the date to be fixed
by the City Council.
3. All recommendations of the
city engineer, the building inspector
or the city attorney requiring legis
lation to be enacted by the city
council and cffecting directly or in
directly the work of the City Plan
ming Commission, as outlined in para
graph One of this section, shall first
be submitted to the Planning Com
mission, either at the request of the
Planning Commission or on the ini
tiativn of the official making such
recommendation. In either case a
report shall be submitted by the
Planning Commission to the City
Council within four weeks from the
time the matter has been submitted
to the City Planning Commission.
Failure to submit such report on
the part of the Planning Commission
within the specified time, or at the
later date to be fixed bv the City
Council, shall be deemed as con
stituting approval of such recon-
mendation. or legislation by the
Planning Commission.
4. The City Planning Commission
shall have the power TO prepare
rlans. charts, maps and reports for
the improvements, growth, develop
mept and Identification of the City
of FL Centre, and its surroundings
for distance of three miles from
the city limits; such plans to in
clude streets, plazas, boulevards and
other lanes of traffic, rs we'll as
parks, Fairgrounds, setback lines
on streets and other lanes of traffic.
The location of public buildings,
the rules and regulations for the con
troll of subdivisions to be recorded
within the city limits of the City
of FL Centre and territory adjoining
said city for distance of three
mileS outside of the city limits; bill
board regulations, civic center or
centers, tree planting, and tree popu-
lation regulations, the oricntation
and control of traffic and any other
matters which in their opinion would
benefit the public health, safety and
welfare of the City of Ell Centre.
The city council shall refer all
matters mentioned above to the City
Planning Commission before taking
official action. such reference shall,
however, not be necessary in cases
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