Fairfield Municipal Code Art. I In General

This chapter shall be known as the "Cultural Heritage Preservation Code."

The city council finds that historic, archeological and cultural objects and sites are being destroyed, substantially altered or threatened as Central Solano County is being developed, and finds that it is in the public interest to preserve some of these sites and objects and to provide a method for their preservation. The city council finds that the general welfare of the inhabitants of Central Solano County is promoted through the preservation and protection of historic, archeological or cultural monuments, sites, objects, structures, buildings or other areas so designated, and also finds that such buildings, sites, monuments and structures constitute an educational benefit to the young people of the community and the young people visiting the community in that it provides some link and relationship with the past.

(Ord. No. 76-7, § 1.)

The city council intends to establish the cultural heritage commission of Central Solano County as a cooperative effort with the County of Solano and Suisun City. Each of these political entities, by separate ordinance, shall empower the commission. The City of Fairfield will cooperate with the County of Solano and Suisun City in ensuring that there is compliance with the intent of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 76-7, § 1)