§ 2-102. [Function and duties.]

(a)

It shall be the function and duty of the commission, as authorized and empowered by Alabama law, to make and adopt a master plan for the physical development of the said City of Wetumpka, Alabama, including any areas outside its boundaries which, in the commission's judgement, bear relation to the planning of the city. Such plan, with the accompanying maps, plats, charts and descriptive matter, shall show the commission's recommendations for the development of such territory, including, among other things, the general location, character, and extent of streets, viaducts, subways, bridges, waterways, waterfronts, boulevards, parkways, playgrounds, squares, parks, aviation fields, and other public ways, grounds, and open spaces; the general location of public buildings and other public property; general location and extent of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly- or privately-owned or operated, for water, light, transportation, sanitation, communication, power, and other purposes; also the removal, relocation, widening, narrowing, vacating, abandonment, change of use or extension of any of the foregoing ways, grounds, open spaces, buildings, property, utilities, terminals; as well as a zoning plan for the control of the height, area, bulk, location, and use of the buildings and premises.

(b)

As the work of making the whole master plan progresses, said commission may from time to time adopt and publish a part or parts thereof, any such part to cover one or more major sections or divisions of the city, or one or more of the matters mentioned in subsection (a) or other functional matters to be included in the said plan.

(c)

The said commission is hereby authorized and empowered to exercise all powers and to do all things authorized in Title 11, Chapter 52 of the Code of Alabama 1975 (as amended) as it may deem necessary for its work.

(d)

The said commission is also authorized and empowered to exercise such control as is authorized by Title 11, Chapter 52 of the Code of Alabama 1975 (as amended) with reference to subdivision property within its jurisdiction.

(e)

The Mayor and City Council of Wetumpka are hereby authorized to make such appointments and exercise all authority with respect to the said commission as provided by Title 11, Chapter 52 of the Code of Alabama 1975, (as amended).

( Ord. No. 2016-10, §§ 2—6, 12-19-2016 )