The
Commission shall make and adopt a City Plan for the physical development
of the City, and in the preparation of the plan, the Commission shall
make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of the existing
conditions, and its probable future growth, including recommendations
relative to the location, length, width and arrangement of the streets,
alleys, bridges, viaducts, parks, parkways, playgrounds, recreation
areas, boulevards or other public grounds or improvements, the platting
of public property into lots, plots, streets or alleys, the location
of railroad or street car lines, transportation or other channels
for communication of any kind, the grouping of public buildings, the
design and placing of memorials, works of art, power and lighting
plants, street lighting standard, telegraph, telephone and electric
poles, street name signs, billboards or projectings signs, elimination
of railroad grade crossings and other things pertaining to the welfare,
housing appearance or beauty of the City or any portion thereof. The
Commission may also prepare a Zoning Plan for the regulation of the
height, area, bulk, location and use of private, non-profit and public
structures and premises, and of population density, but the adoption,
enforcement and administration of the Zoning Plan shall conform to
the provision of Sections 89.010 to 89.250, RSMo.