Boonville Purpose ordinance (§ 17-51)

The purpose of this article is:

(1) To promote the preservation/restoration of Boonville's architectural, archaeological and cultural heritage;

(2) To assist property owners through information in the care, maintenance and preservation/restoration of their historic property; (3) To assist property owners in finding reasonable economic alternatives in the preservation/restoration of their historic property; (4) To establish a Boonville Historic Preservation Advisory Commission to assist the property owners in preserving/restoring their property and to assist the city in fulfilling the requirements of this article;

(5) To prevent the demolition of historic structures and prevent major exterior structural changes to the architectural integrity of the property either by new construction or demolition; and

(6) To provide guidelines for new construction within historic districts.