10-15-4 - Powers of legislative body of municipality.
10-15-4. Powers of legislative body of municipality.
The legislative body of the municipalities of this state shall have the power:
(1) to establish pedestrian malls;
(2) to prohibit, in whole or in part, vehicular traffic on a pedestrian mall;
(3) to pay from the general funds of the municipality, or from other available money, orfrom the proceeds of assessments levied on land benefited by the establishment of a pedestrianmall, the damages, if any, allowed or awarded to any property owner by reason of theestablishment of the pedestrian mall;
(4) to acquire, construct, and maintain on the municipality's streets which are establishedas a pedestrian mall, improvements of any kind or nature necessary or convenient to theoperation of such streets as a pedestrian mall, including paving, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, sewers,drainage works, lighting facilities, fire protection facilities, flood protection facilities, waterdistribution facilities, vehicular parking areas, retaining walls, landscaping, tree planting,statuaries, fountains, decorative structures, benches, rest rooms, child care facilities, displayfacilities, information booths, public assembly facilities, and other structures, works orimprovements necessary or convenient to serve members of the public using such pedestrianmalls, including the reconstruction or relocation of existing municipally owned works,improvements, or facilities on such municipal streets; which foregoing changes or any portionsthereof, are referred to in this act as "improvements";
(5) to pay from the general funds of the municipality or other available money, or fromthe proceeds of assessments levied on property benefited by any such improvements, or from theproceeds of special improvement warrants or bonds, the whole or any portion of the costs ofacquisition, construction, and maintenance of such improvements in accordance with theprovisions of Title 11, Chapter 42, Assessment Area Act, relating to special improvementassessments; and
(6) to do any and all other acts or things necessary or convenient for the accomplishmentof the purposes of this chapter.
Amended by Chapter 378, 2010 General Session