§133.  Duties of board

The duties of the board shall be to examine, and approve or disapprove, plans for public buildings to be erected by and for the use of the state in the city of Baton Rouge, and more particularly:

(1)  To select locations for public buildings to be erected and used by the state on the basis of the function to be performed by the building.  

(2)  To direct the spacing and arrangement of buildings that is best suited to the purpose to be served by the buildings and that will present the most pleasing appearance in relation to existing and future buildings.  

(3)  To select a type of architecture for buildings so that a pleasing external appearance in relation to other buildings will result.  

(4)  To insure adequate clearance with relation to existing streets or streets yet to be improved.  

(5)  To insure adequate and appropriately arranged parking areas so that streets in and around public buildings will not be unnecessarily congested.