Whenever the Planning Commission shall have adopted the Master Plan of the municipality or of one or more major sections or districts thereof no street, square, park or other public right-of-way, ground, or open space, or public building or structure, shall be constructed or authorized in the City or in such planned section and district until the location, character and extent thereof shall have been submitted to and approved by the Planning Commission; provided, that in case of disapproval the Planning Commission shall communicate its reasons to the City Council, which shall have the power to overrule the disapproval by a recorded vote of not less than two-thirds of its entire membership; provided further, that if the public street, space, building, structure or utility be one the authorization or financing of which does not fall within the province of the City Council, then the submission to the Planning Commission shall be by the board having such jurisdiction and the Planning Commission’s disapproval may be overruled by said board by a vote of not less than two-thirds of its membership. The failure of the Planning Commission to act within 60 days from and after the date of official submission to the Planning Commission shall be deemed approval; provided further, that wherever in regard to provisions herein before included or hereinafter referred to, wherein the authorization or financing of the public street, ground, space, building, structure or utility comes within the province of the City Council, the City Council shall have power to overrule the recommendation of the Planning Commission by a vote of not less than two-thirds of its entire membership.
(Ord. 277, passed 2-14-1939)