General purpose of the plan

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RS 140.11 - General purpose of the plan

In the preparation of the master plan, the commission shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of the existing conditions and probable future growth of the City of Shreveport and its environs. The plan shall be made with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development of the metropolitan planning area which will, in accordance with existing and future needs, best promote public health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity, or the general welfare, as well as efficiency and economy in the process of development.

NOTE: §140.11 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.

RS 140.11 - Miscellaneous powers of the commission

The commission may make reports and recommendations relating to the plan and development of the area within its jurisdiction to public officials and agencies, public utility companies, civic, educational, professional and other organizations and citizens. It may recommend to the executive or legislative officials of the municipality, and to other public or semi-public boards, commissions, agencies, or other bodies, programs for public improvements and the financing thereof. All public officials shall, upon request, make available to the commission, within a reasonable time, such available information as it may require for its work. The commission, its members and employees, in the performance of its functions, may enter upon any land, make examinations and surveys, and place and maintain necessary monuments and marks thereon. In general, the commission shall have such additional powers as granted by ordinances adopted by the city council.

Acts 1962, No. 52, §11; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.


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