Boonville Powers and duties ordinance (§ 17-63)

The BHPAC shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To adopt its own procedural regulations;

(2) To maintain an inventory of national register documents and to make them accessible to the public;

(3) To review and recommend to the planning and zoning commission and the city council as outlined in section 15-64 the designation of Boonville historic districts and Boonville historic properties;

(4) To designate significant historical, architectural and archaeological properties, sites, structures or areas as Boonville landmarks, with no implied restrictions for this designation;

(5) To confer recognition upon the owners of Boonville historic properties or of property or structures within Boonville historic districts by means of letters, certificates, plaques or markers;

(6) To make recommendations for the design and implementation of specific markings of the streets and routes for Boonville historic districts or Boonville historic properties; (7) To advise and assist owners of Boonville historic properties or of property or structures within Boonville historic districts on physical and financial aspects of preservation/ restoration, rehabilitation and reuse;

(8) To advise and assist interested parties on procedures for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places;

(9) To review and comment on any national

register nominations submitted to the BHPAC at the request of the property owner;

(10) To inform and educate, in cooperation with

other community groups, the citizens of Boonville concerning the historic, archaeological and architectural heritage of the city; (11) To review applications for an historic prop-

erty construction permit for construction, alteration, removal or demolition affecting Boonville historic properties or structures within Boonville historic districts and approve or deny such applications;

(12) To document photographically, at the ex-

pense of the BHPAC, the historic architectural details of a property as soon as the BHPAC is notified that changes are being considered;

(13) To consider the economic feasibility of res-

toration/preservation work in all applications for an historic property construction permit so as not to impose an economic hardship on any property owner;

(14) To hold public hearings as necessary;

(15) To interpret and apply design guidelines con-

tained in this article.

(16) To review proposed amendments, applica-

tions for special use permits or applications for zoning variances that affect Boonville historic districts or Boonville historic properties. The planning and zoning commission shall send such applications for special use or zoning variations to the BHPAC for comment 15 days prior to the date of the hearing by the planning and zoning commission or the board of adjustment;

(17) To periodically review the zoning ordinance

and to recommend to the planning and zoning commission and the city council any amendments appropriate for the protection and continued use of Boonville historic properties or property and structures within the Boonville historic districts;

(18) To testify before all boards and commissions

including the planning and zoning commission and the board of zoning adjustments on any matter affecting historically, architecturally and archaeologically significant properties, structures and areas;

(19) To develop a preservation component for inclusion in the comprehensive plan of the city and to recommend it to the planning and zoning commission and to the city council; (20) To make recommendations to the city council concerning the application for and use of any federal, state or private grant, grant-inaid, gift or bequest awarded to the city to further the general purposes of this article; (21) To make recommendations to the city administrator concerning budgetary appropriations to further the general purposes of this article;

(22) To recommend to the city council the retention of such historic preservation specialists or consultants, or to appoint such citizen advisory committees, as may be required from time to time;

(23) To request from the city administrator, available city staff members as well as other experts for technical advice;

(24) To promote identification, evaluation and protection of prehistoric and historic archaeological resources within the corporate limits of the city; and

(25) To undertake appropriate action necessary for the implementation of the powers and duties and purpose of this article.