(a) Duties. The powers and duties of the Commission shall be to make plans and maps of the whole or any portion of such municipality, and of land outside fo the municipality, which in the opinion of the Commission, bears relation to the planning of the municipality, and to make changes in such plans or maps when it deems the same advisable. Such maps or plans shall show the Commission’s recommendations for new streets, alleys, ways, viaducts, bridges, subways, parks, parkways, playgrounds or any other public grounds or public improvements; and the removal, relocation, widening or extension of such public works then existing with a view to the systematic planning of the municipality. The Commission may make recommendations to the governing body concerning the location of streets, transportation and communication facilities, public buildings and grounds. Whenever the Commission shall have made and agreed upon a plan for the development of the municipality or any portion thereof, such plan or plans shall be submitted to the governing body for its consideration and action.
(b) Further duties. The Planning Commission shall have such other and further duties as may be assigned them by any laws of the state or ordinance of the city.
(Ord. PC 1, passed 4-3-1972)