Fayette Review of Public Improvement and Land Acquisition Projects ordinance (§ 415.720)

A. Public improvement and land acquisition projects by the City of Fayette or any of its departments or agencies shall be reviewed by the FHPC in the following manner:

1. The FHPC shall review and comment upon any public improvement project proposed by the City of Fayette or any of its agencies or departments within any historic district on the site of or within two hundred (200) feet of any landmarks or within two hundred (200) feet of any boundary of a historic district. The City Administrator shall send a completed preliminary design for a public improvement project to the FHPC simultaneously with its submission to the Board of Aldermen for approval. The FHPC shall have at least thirty (30) days to complete is review and report to the Board of Aldermen, except when the Planning and Zoning Commission, if necessary to accelerate the design review process, may specify a time less than thirty (30) days within which the FHPC shall complete is review and report to the Board of Aldermen.

2. The FHPC shall review and comment upon any proposed acquisition of a landmark or of land or buildings within a historic district by the City of Fayette or any of its agencies or departments. The Board of Aldermen or the City Administrator shall, at the earliest possible date that will not interfere with acquisition negotiations, send the FHPC information concerning the location, size, purchase price, current use and proposed use of the land or building to be acquired and specify the date by which the FHPC shall report to the Board of Aldermen.

B. The FHPC shall review the public improvement or land acquisition projects to determine its effect upon the historic, archaeological or architectural character of the landmark or historic district and report to the Board of Aldermen within any time specified by the Board of Aldermen or Planning Department but not to exceed forty-five (45) days. The report by the FHPC shall include any recommendations for changes to the preliminary design or land acquisition that will lessen or alleviate any adverse effect of the proposed project upon the historic, archaeological or architectural character of the landmark or historic district. The Board of Aldermen shall take no final action on the preliminary design or land acquisition until it has received and reviewed the report of the FHPC.