§111.0206 Historical Resources Board

• (a) Authority. The Historical Resources Board has been established by the City Council in accordance with the City Charter, Section 43.

• (b) Appointment and Terms

  • (1) The Historical Resources Board shall consist of 11 members, each appointed by the Mayor and subject to confirmation by the City Council. Each member shall serve a 2-year term without compensation and shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed. No member shall serve more than 4 consecutive terms. The members shall be appointed so that the terms of not more than 6 members will expire in any year. The expiration date of all terms of appointment shall be March 1. The Mayor may designate 1 member as Chairperson during March of each year. If the Mayor has not designated a chairperson by April 15, the Board shall elect a Chairperson from among its members.

  • (2) At least one Board member shall be appointed from among professionals in each of the following disciplines as required to meet the “Certified Local Government” criteria of the State Office of Historic Preservation , as established by the National Historic Preservation Act: architecture, history, architectural history, archaeology, and landscape architecture. Other members appointed may have experience or background in law, real estate, engineering, general contracting, finance, planning, or fine arts and should reflect diverse neighborhood representation and have demonstrated a special interest in historical preservation. No more than three owners of designated historical resources shall serve at any time.

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• (c) Meetings. The Historical Resources Board shall meet at least once a month or as often as necessary for the transaction of its business. The meetings shall be noticed and open to the public. The Board shall adopt procedural rules and policies, consistent with law, for the conduct of its business. The Board shall keep minutes of all meetings including voting records, attendance, resolutions, findings, determinations, and decisions. A quorum for the transaction of business shall be comprised of six members of the Board. An affirmative vote of at least six members is required for designation of a historical resource . An affirmative vote of a majority of the members present is required for any other action by the Board.

• (d) Powers and Duties. The powers and duties of the Historical Resources Board are as follows:

  • (1) To identify and designate historical resources for preservation in accordance with the designation process described in Chapter 12, Article 3, Division 2 (Designation of Historical Resources Procedures).

  • (2) To review and make a recommendation to the appropriate decisionmaking authority on applications for development permits involving designated historical resources in accordance with the decisionmaking procedures of the Land Development Code.

• (3) To adopt specific guidelines for designating historical resources and to identify specific areas that may be exempt from the requirement for a site-specific survey in accordance with Section 143.0212(a).

  • (4) To adopt standards and guidelines to be used by the Board in reviewing applications for development permits involving designated historical resources .

  • (5) To compile and maintain an up-to-date register of designated historical resources . A description of the resource and the reasons for designation shall be included in the register.

  • (6) To recommend to the City Council that the City Manager apply for, receive, or expend any federal, state, or private grant, grant-in-aid, gift, or bequest and to make recommendations to the City Council regarding the acceptance of any grant, gift, or other interest relative to property located in the City in furtherance of the general purposes of historical preservation.

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• (7) To prepare an annual report to the Mayor and City Council on the activities, decisions, and other work of the Board.

• (8) To perform any other functions consistent with the purpose of the Board or any functions that may be requested by resolution or direction of the City Council, including promoting educational programs pertaining to historical resources and investigating and reporting to the City Council on the use of various federal, state, local, or private funding sources and mechanisms available to promote historical resource preservation.

• (9) To establish criteria and provide for an historical resources inventory of properties within the City and recommend to the City Council and Planning Commission procedures to use the historical resource inventory results in the planning process.

• (10) To provide information and guidance, at the request of property owners or tenants, on the financial and physical aspects of the restoration, alteration, rehabilitation, landscaping, or maintenance of any designated historical resource . (Added 12-9-1997 by O-18451 N.S.; effective 1-1-2000.) (Amended 8-6-2006 by O-19526 N.S.; effective 9-5-2006.)