(A) Whenever the Commission shall have adopted the Master Plan of the city or of one or more major functions or districts thereof, no street, square, park, or other public way, ground, or open space, or public building or structure, shall be constructed or authorized in the city or in the planned section and district until the location, character and extent thereof shall have been submitted to and approved by the Commission. In case of disapproval the Commission shall communicate its reasons to Council, which shall have the power to overrule the disapproval by a record vote of not less than three-fourths of its entire membership. However, if the public way, ground, space, building, structure, or utility be one the authorization of financing of which does not under the law or charter provisions governing same, fall within the province of the City Council, then the submission to the Planning Commission shall be by the board, commission, or body having the jurisdiction, and the Planning Commission's disapproval may be overruled by the board, commission, or body by a vote of not less than three-fourths of its membership. The failure of the Commission to act within 60 days from and after the date of official submission to the Commission shall be deemed approval.
(B) Whenever the Council shall have ordered the opening, widening or extension of any street, avenue or boulevard, or whenever the Council shall have ordered that proceedings be instituted for the acquisition or enlargement of any park, playground, play field or other public open space, the resolution shall not be rescinded until after the matter has been referred back to the City Planning Commission for a report and until after a public hearing shall have been held. The Council shall have power to overrule the recommendation of the City Planning Commission by a vote of not less than three-fourths of its entire membership.
(Ord. 146, passed 4-1-68)
Editor's note:
The Master Plan is available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk.