It shall be the duty of the City Planning Commission, and they shall have power, except as otherwise provided by law, to recommend and make suggestions to the City Council and to all other public authorities concerning the laying out, widening, extending, parking and locating of streets, sidewalks and boulevards, the establishment of setback lines, the relief of traffic congestion, the betterment of housing and sanitation conditions and the establishment of zones and districts limiting the use, height, area and bulk of buildings and structures – to recommend to the City Council and all other public authorities plans for the regulation of the future growth, development and beautification of the municipality in respect to its public and private buildings and works, streets, parks, grounds and vacant lots, and plans consistent with the future growth and development of the City in order to secure the City and its inhabitants, sanitation, proper service of all public utilities, harbors, shipping and transportation facilities – to do and perform any and all other acts and things necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter – and in general to study and to propose such measures as may be advisable for the promotion of the public interest, health, morals, safety, comfort, convenience and welfare of the City, and of the urban growth area adjacent thereto. The duties of the Planning Commission relative to quasi-judicial and legislative actions are located in Chapter 17.09 – Review Procedures. (Ord. 1830, 2002; Ord. 915, 1949)