HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 110 0PaINANCE 57-...O. I10 .N W s mi .s.
AN ORDINAFCE ESTABLISHING A CITY
PLAN}~ING COI~iSSION AND'PROVIDING'
CERTAIN RULES A~,'1] REGULATIOFS FOR
THE GOVERM~EFT AND MAINTE}~ANCE
SUCH CITY .PLAN~,~ING C?w~.j. ISSION .
WI~I~ THE CITY OF B~X~RSE~D
COUN~ OF ERN STATE OF
A~ ~SCRIBIN~ THEIR PO~S AND
D~IES ~3~D ~OVIDING ~R THE L~
A~'D CO~ECTION 0F A~.ANNU~ T~ T0
.
DE~Y ~E LAW[L EPE}~'SEB INO~D
BY SUCH PLANFING CO~I8~ION.
as follows:
BE IT 0RDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF 'THE CITY 0F-BAKERSFIELD,'.
8ECTION 1.
The City Council of tne~..~ity of Bakersfield does 'hereby
create a City Plannir~.~ Commission, for the City of Bakersfield.
M~,~ERSHIP.
TERM. VACANCIES.
C0MPE}?SATION.
SECTION 2.
Such City Planning Com~nission shall consist of five
members, to be appointed by the M~yor of the City of Bakersfield,'
by and with the consent of the Co.~no.il of said City, one o'f' ~nicn
shall be a member of the' Council of' said City; and. in addition there-
to the City' Attorney and City Engineer, of said City; anal! be ex-
officiO. full members of said commission; and. provided, further 'that
the Mayor of Said City shall also .in addition thereto be an ex-officio
member of said commission but without any right to vote in the
deli]~eratiomtnereo.f except in case of a tie. The five members
of the first commission so appointed hereunder shall so classify
themselves by lot that on~ of their number shall go out of office
at the end of the' ~t~rrer.~~~o~~ ~%~ ' ":' "'
· A-..yc~-, two at the emi ..o.f one.-..,~.~ ....
year tnerea.fter, a~d the other two at the end. of t~we ·years thereafter
Vacancies ~br any unexpired. term shall be filled by appointment as
in the first instance. Non-residents shall be eligible to
appointment on the City PlanDirE commission..
Exceptirg the secretary nereinafter mentioned the members of'the ..E... :,:.'~l
com~.ission snail not.receive any compensation for .
but the said Council snail fix the amount of compensat.ion, if any,'
to be paid to tne secretary,
SECTION 3.
~EETINGB.
OFFICERS.
The members of the City· PlanmirE commission snail meet
at least o~.ee a 'montn at such times and places.as tney may fix
by resolution, They snail select one of tneir number as president
and anotner as. secretary, and both snall serve for one year and
until their successors are appointed·; in case of their absence,
.the membersoof the commission snail select a president or secretary
prottem, as tne.case may be, Special meetings may.be called at
any time by the president or tnree members, .by written notice served
upon eacn member of tne commission at least three nours before
the time specified for tne proposed. meetirE, Four members of the
commission shall Constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business, The commission shall cause a proper record. to be kept
of its proceedirEs,
SECTION· 4.
POWERS.
The'City PlannirE Commission snail nave power, except
as otnerwise provided by law:
First: To recommerd to tne Council of tne City of Bakersfield
plans for tne regula4mion of the future growth, developement and
.beautification of the said .Oi~y in respect to its public and private
'bu['ldirEs' ~.nd works, streets, parks, grounds, and vacant lots;
SecOnd: To recommend to tne Council'of the City of Bakersfield
plans, consistent with the future growth.. a~d development of said
City in order to secure to the City and. its innabitants sanitation;
proper service· of all public utilities, snippirE
.
.... - .... .._- .... ~.
Taird: To make recommendations to any public autnoritie~
any corporation Or individuals of'such city'with-reference to the
location of any proposed buildings, structur~s or works; '-
Fourth; To recommmer~ to the Council .of the said City the ~...:'
approval or disapproval of maps' or plats of subdivisions of
Every such map or plat snail, 'prior to its final ~pproval or
disapproval by the Council of the said City to be submitted to
sai8 commission for its 'recommendations t~ereon. to suc~ Council,
Fi.ft~: To do and perform any and all other acts and thirds
necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of this act,
SMCT O ' 5.
MAP OF. CITY. RECOmmENDATIONS.
'.'The City Planning Commission shall make or cause to
be made, e.t the direction of the Oity Council, a map-or maps of
the City or any portion thereof, 'ir..clud..ing adjacent territory
lying outside of the corporate boundaries thereof, snowing the
streets, nighways and other natural or artificial features therein;
also the locations or relocs.tions proposed for any new public
buildings, civic center, street, parkway, boulevard, park playgrou~l~
or other public ground or improvenent; also 'any proposed widening,
extension, closing, or relocation of any street or nighway, or any
change in the plan of the city that it may deem advisable, Said
Commnission may, at its discretion, p~epare such maps or plans
as aforesaid for the purpose of making recommendations in connection
therewith to the proper officers of said City having charge,.
superintendence or control' of the .matters set forth in such
recommendations,
"'it shall make' sugg.~estions' Or recommendations to 'the
City Coun~;il from time to time, .concerning any of the matters and.
tnirgs aforesaid for actAct. by the Council thereon, having due
regard for the present conditions 'and.' the future needs and growth
of the City includirg the distribution and' relative location .O'f~
· ' .. ..'.' ....... ·
all public buildings, grounds .and open. spaces.devote8 to..public...-!''
SECTION 6.
also the plannir~ and. layirg out'for
· grounds bro~:~qt into the market from
of the dity into zones or districts for the purpose of' Conservi.rg"'E?"~"."~.]-"..i:i'.i
and protectitS the public nealtn, ·comfort and convenience. ..-
'PUBLIC BUILDINGS,.PLAYGROUNDS ETC
~. . ~ , ·
TAX LEVY
The' City Council of t~e City of B..aker. sfield ~ ;may, in
makirg its annual tax levy and as a part "'tnereof,' levy and collect
a tax for the purpose of defrayir~ the l'.awful"expenses incurred ·
.~b..y. ~ne .City Plannir~ Commission 'o f such municipality 'not- to'.. ~ex..c.:.eed.. ~'.7,:~
two mills on the dollar of assessed. valuation.; provided,· nowever·,
that no expense Of any kind shall be incurred by the commission'
unless first a~tnorized lxpd appro?ed by tn'e City Council o.f' the
City of Bakersfield.,
· .. ;U ·
SECTION 7.
.Any officer o~ department whose duty it iS to prepare
o-rdi~.ances and resolution relatirg. to the 'loCa,tion of any ,,_u~blic
buildirg 'of' the City, or location, extension, Widenirg, enlarge-
ment, ornamentation, or parkin~ of any street,· boulevard, alley,
parkway, park, playgrour~. or other public grounds,' or to the vaca-
tion of any street, or other alteration of the City plan of stre'ets
and nighways, or. the location of any' bridge, tunnel, or subway.· :'b'r
of any surf.~ce, underground or elevated railway or public utility,
or ordinances relatir~ to nousir~, buildirg codes or zones, snail,
prior to the submission to the proper board or officer of the 0ity
of Bakersfi,;ld, ~f the ordinance or resolution required to be
adopted. before such proceedirgs are instituted, give notice .to the
commission of the pendency before the officer or department of
proceedirgs with reference tO any of the above'matters.
SECTION'8.
If any section, Sub-section, clause or pnzase of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional such.
decision snail not affect the validity of the remainir~ por~t'ions
of this ordinance. Tn'e Council nereby declares tnat it would
Rave passed tnis ordinance, and each section, sub-section, sentence,
clause and pnrase thereof, irrespective of tne fact that any one of
more otner: sections, sub-sections, sentences, clauses or phrases
be declared unconstitutional.
I EREBY CERTIFY that the foregoirg Ordinance was
passed and adopted at a regular meetirE of the Council of'.tne
1921, by the followir~.~ vote:
Ayes-Carlisle, Griffith, Hare, Hougham. Robinson.· Smith, Willow,
Nays .............~ ........................................................................................................
Absent ~