Washington Seminary Inc. v. Bass

Duckworth, Justice.

In the foregoing statement of facts are set forth the allegations of paragraphs 4 and 7, relating to the Planning Commission. An examination of both the charter amendment authorizing the City of Atlanta to adopt zoning ordinances (Ga. L. 1929, p. 818), and the zoning ordinance attached to the petition as an exhibit, discloses that both define the duties and powers of the Planning Commission, and that this commission is given power only to make recommendations, and is not empowered to zone or rezone any portion of the city; and that the power to zone is confined exclusively…