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• • • 2216 LAWS OF FLORIDA of trades and industries and the location of buildings designed for specific uses; and to formulate a plan for regulation and limiting of the height and bulk of buildings hereafter directed, and to this end for that purpose may divide the City into zones in such number, shape and area as may seem best suited to carry out a definite plan for the betterment of the City, and upon the approval and adoption of any such plan by the Council, the City Planning and Zoning Commission shall have power and authority to enforce any and all provisions.of such plan where especial authority therefor is granted by the City Council. (f) Shall pass upon all questions involving the position, removal or alteration in any way work of art, including monuments, memo- rials and statuary, belonging to the City, and no action with refer- ence to the removal or alteration of any such works of art, including monuments, memorials and statuary shall be taken by any officer or department unless approved by the City Planning and Zoning Commission. (g) Shall have power to determine whether property shall be acquired for park, boulevard and recreation purposes or shall be condemned for the enlarging of any park or the widening or exten- sion of any boulevard or street; and shall have power to pass upon all plats of lands within the City and recommend the acceptance of such plats. (h) Shall be authorized to approve any sketch or plan of any gift to the City in the form of monuments or memorials and the proposed location thereof, and no gift shall be accepted unless the plan or sketch and the location thereof shall have been submitted first to the City Planning and Zoning Commission. (i) Shall, when requested by the City Council or by any other department, act in advisory capacity in respect to plans for the erection of public buildings, bridges, approaches or other structures erected or to be erected by the City, and all parks, boulevards and grounds for recreation purposes. (j) Shall have the power to call upon any other department for assistance in the performance of its duties hereunder, and it shall be the duty of such department to render such assistance as may be reasonably required, all questions as to what shall constitute a reasonable requirement to be determined by the City Council, and its determination thereof shall be final and conclusive. (k) Shall make any and all contracts necessary to carry out the objects and purposes of the City Planning and Zoning Com - 15