[R.O. 1995 § 120.010; Ord. No. 149 § 1, 11-14-1955]
In order to make adequate provision for and to stimulate, guide,
direct, arrange and beautify the City of Bel-Ridge, and the future
development and growth thereof, there is hereby created a Commission
to be known as the City Plan Commission. This Commission shall also
serve as the Planning and Zoning Commission.
The Planning Commission of any municipality shall consist of
not more than fifteen (15) nor less than seven (7) members, including:
A.
The
Mayor, if the Mayor chooses to be a member;
B.
A member
of the Council selected by the Council, if the Council chooses to
have a member serve on the Commission; and
C.
Not
more than fifteen (15) nor less than five (5) citizens appointed by
the Mayor and approved by the Council. All citizen members of the
Commission shall serve without compensation. The term of each of the
citizen members shall be for four (4) years, except that the terms
of the citizen members first appointed shall be for varying periods
so that succeeding terms will be staggered. Any vacancy in a membership
shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment as aforesaid.
The Council may remove any citizen member for cause stated in writing
and after public hearing.
The Commission shall elect its Chairman and Secretary from among
the citizen members. The term of Chairman and Secretary shall be for
one (1) year with eligibility for reelection. The Commission shall
hold regular meetings and special meetings as they provided by rule,
and shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and keep a record
of its proceedings. These records shall be public records. The Commission
shall appoint the employees and staff necessary for its work, and
may contract with City planners and other professional persons for
the services that it requires. The expenditures of the Commission,
exclusive of grants and gifts, shall be within the amounts appropriated
for the purpose by Council.
[R.O. 1995 § 120.040; Ord. No. 149 § 4, 11-14-1955]
The Commission shall make annual reports to the Board of Aldermen
covering their investigations, transactions and recommendations, and
such other and further reports relative thereto as it may deem proper,
or as required by the Board of Aldermen; and said Commission may employ
such City planners, engineers, clerks and other persons as may be
authorized by the Board of Aldermen, whose salaries and compensation
and other necessary expenses of said Commission and its members shall
be provided for at the discretion of the Board of Aldermen by proper
appropriations or ordinances.
[R.O. 1995 § 120.050; Ord. No. 149 § 5, 11-14-1955]
The powers and duties of the Commission shall be to prepare
from time to time a comprehensive plan or plans showing its ideas
and recommendations of a Zoning System covering the whole or any part
of the City, together with its recommendations as to restrictions
and other questions or issues therewith connected, and provide such
outlines, drawings, maps or plans covering the whole or any portion
of said City, and of any lands outside of said City, that in the opinion
of the Commission bears relation to the welfare or beauty of the City
or its inhabitants; and said plan or plans shall show the Commissions'
ideas and recommendations relative to the location, length, width
and arrangement of the streets, alleys, bridges, viaducts, parks,
playgrounds, boulevards, or other public grounds or improvements;
the platting of public property into lots, plots, streets, alleys,
railroad or street car lines, transportation or other channels for
communication of any kin; the grouping of public buildings, the design
and placing of any memorial, works of art, power or lighting plants,
street lighting standards, telegraph and telephone poles, street name
signs, billboards or projecting signs, and all other things pertaining
to the welfare, housing, appearance or beauty of said City or any
portion thereof. The Commission shall consider any proposition to
amend or change the zoning ordinances[1] or map or other proposition referred to it by the Board
of Aldermen, and shall report back to the Board of Aldermen, in writing,
its recommendations thereon, stating the reasons for its recommendations.
The Commission shall perform such other duties as may be provided
by law or ordinance.
[R.O. 1995 § 120.060; Ord. No. 149 § 6, 11-14-1955]
It shall also be the duty of the Commission to prepare and recommend
such national, State and municipal legislation as may, in their opinion,
be deemed necessary in carrying out the recommendations or suggestions
of the Commission.
[R.O. 1995 § 120.070; Ord. No. 149 § 7, 11-14-1955]
Any member of the Commission may be removed by the Board of
Aldermen at any time by a majority vote.
[Ord. No. 2014-15 § 120.080, 9-16-2014]
There is hereby created within the City of Bel-Ridge, St. Louis
County, Missouri, a Parks and Recreation Board consisting of nine
(9) members, said members to be appointed by the Board of Aldermen
for one-year terms as soon after the annual City election as possible.
One (1) member of the Board of Aldermen shall serve as member of the
Parks and Recreation Board.
[Ord. No. 2014-15 § 120.090, 9-16-2014]
The Board shall elect one (1) of its number Chairman and one
(1) as Secretary. The Board shall keep a correct record of its proceedings
and shall meet at such times as it may determine.
[Ord. No. 2014-15 § 120.100, 9-16-2014]
A.
The Parks and Recreation Board shall advise the Board of Aldermen
with respect to recreational activities and facilities within the
City and all public parks and any lands or lots heretofore or hereafter
devised and bequeathed to the City for park purposes and the ornamenting,
adorning, laying out and improving of the grounds of the said parks
and recreational facilities.
B.
The Parks and Recreation Board may request the Board of Aldermen
to employ or assign such personnel or purchase or contract for such
material for park and recreation purposes as they may deem advisable.
C.
The Parks and Recreation Board shall advise the Board of Aldermen
regarding fees and rent to be charged for any park or recreational
facility.
D.
The Parks and Recreation Board may propose to the Board of Aldermen
such rules and regulations as may be necessary or advisable for the
lawful and orderly use of park and recreational facilities.
E.
The Parks and Recreation Board shall perform such other duties and
assume such other responsibilities as may be assigned to them by the
Board of Aldermen from time to time.
