§ 239-a. Construction of article. This article shall be construed as
the grant of additional power and authority to cities and incorporated
villages, and not as intended to limit or impair any existing power or
authority of any city or village.

Any city or incorporated village in order to appoint a planning
commission under this article shall recite, in the ordinance or
resolution so creating the commission, the fact that it is created under
this article.