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BE IT ORDAI17LD BY `I7_r COUNCIL 0 ` H,: CITY OF
FORT ORTF
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There is hereby created a City Plan Co_:naission
of Fort ?iorth to be composed of five me- gibers appointed by
a majority vote of the City. Council. The raer.,.bers of the
first connnission created hereunder shall be appointed for
t?_e tern of one, t1vo, three, four and five years respec-
tively and annually one r:: -ember shall be ap-
pointed for the term of five years.
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SECTION II.
The members of the City Plan Commission shall within a reasonable
time after their appointment meet; orgagAze and select their officers
and shall hold meetings regularly at least ones in each month and shall
designate the time and place of such meetings. It shall adopt its
own rules of procedure and keep a record of its proceedings. Three
members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business.
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The Ci t- Plan Connnission shall- procure in-
foram,ation and 1.a.e re3c =i =
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It shall cc- operate with and advise ';;ith the
City Cotis.cil with respect to any plan for the location
or ci,.anJe of public buildings, bridges, approaches or
other structures erected by the City of Fort - '.orth.
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the City Ala- Co_1�nissien s_iall 'seep itself in-
for-ad ,:.;ith reference to the progress of city plannin; in
this and other countries and shall ?na'_ e studies and recom-
mendations for -1e impiove ent of the plan of the City of
Port �;iort'_: .�,ith a vi_�! to ",_:e resent and future move -
dent of traffic, the convenience, health, recreation,
safety, ,eneral welfare and the needs of the city deper_d-
ant upon the city plan; it s_ all consider and report to, the
City Council "lith reference to all facts bearing on the
designs and their relations to the city plan of all new
public .lays, lands, builc.in_s, bridges, i-taprove -ments of
river fronts, e: tension or openinZ of streets and avenues.
Iti .. , -a_L N- °cvi�e ;,�_.�1 �s = or all
scat' e .;ori: i o -a cn t_ae city on oulavards and streets
hereafter acquired ?_ic:i _orouui fares are not under t'_e
suyoervisi or o° ar . _oar
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ov c y:Tats o.° Iar.e" and r,ro oseci s
of land within said city should be accepted and shall
formulate and furnish to said City Council regulations
governing the platting of additions for the guidance of
the public.
It is contemplated in this ordinance that the
City Plan Commission shall act as an advisory board to
the City Council of Fort '4'orth relating to all nature of
public improvements, civic improvements, city planning,
opening, widening and changing of streets, routing of pub-
lic utilities, controlling and regulating traffic upon
the public streets and ways of the City of Fort ',orth and
such other matters relating to civic improvements as the
said City Plan Commission may deem beneficial and to the
interest of the City of Fort ','forth.
SEC TIOI X
The members of the City Plan Commission shall
serve without compensation and whenever it is deemed neces-
sary by said commission to incur - -ny e_penses in perform-
ing the duties assigned to said board an estimate of such
proposed e-,:penses shall be submitted to the City Council
and no debts of any kind or character shall be made or in-
curved by the City Plan Corimission or any one acting for
said board unless such e_-penditures have been specifically
authorized by the City CouT,cil prior to the tirie said ob-
ligations are incurred.
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SYCTIOi XI
In case of vacancies in the membersl2p of said
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plan commission by death, resignation or other cause, such
vacancies shall be filled by the City Council for the un-
expired term.
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All ordinances or resolutions in conflict with
the provisions of this ordinance are hereby expressly re-
pealed.
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This ordinance shall 1,a1:e effect and be in full
force from and after the date of its passage as provided
by law.
Approved:
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City Attorney