Deadline for receiving applications is June 7, 2022 at noon!
The Preservation Board consists of five (5) members appointed by the city council, who, upon application and demonstration of their qualifications, are citizens of the city (to the extent available) with primary consideration given to professional members from the disciplines of architecture, history, urban planning, real estate, legal, archeology, or other disciplines related to historic preservation.
The HPC shall have at least one (1) member that resides or owns property within the Historic Preservation Overlay Zoning District. All HPC members must have a known and demonstrated interest, competence, or knowledge in historic preservation within the city and/or the county. The HPC as a whole shall represent the ethnic makeup of the city. HPC members shall be identified by place numbers 1 through 5 and the terms of office served [shall] be staggered. The city council may reappoint commission members as their terms expire not to exceed three consecutive terms. The mayor shall fill any vacancies that may occur before a term has expired, only for the remainder of the term.
Any member may resign by submitting a letter of intent to the HPC that has been read into the official commission minutes and forwarded to the mayor. The city council may terminate any commission member upon the cause of an appropriate hearing or upon the absence of three (3) unexcused, consecutive regular commission meetings within a calendar year.
The chairperson, vice-chairperson, and secretary of the HPC shall be elected by and from its membership.
The commission shall meet at least six (6) times annually but monthly if needed.
DUTIES:
Make recommendations to the city council for the employment of staff and professional consultants as necessary to carry out the duties of the commission.
Adopt parliamentary rules and procedures necessary to carry out the business of the commission, which shall be ratified by the city council.
Review and take action on the designation of landmarks and the delineation of the Historic Preservation Overlay Zoning District, which shall be ratified by the city council.
Recommend and confer recognition upon the owners of landmarks or properties within the Historic Preservation Overlay Zoning District by means of certificates, plaques, or markers.
Review and recommend to the city council and other applicable city boards and commissions all proposed changes to the zoning ordinance, general plan, or other adopted policies of the city that may affect the purpose of the ordinance.
Conduct public hearings and provide comments on buildings, objects, sites, structures, and districts for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places to the state historic commission. Such recommendations shall be guided by the criteria established in the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.
Implement and maintain a system of survey or inventory of significant historic, architectural, and cultural landmarks and all properties located within designated overlay districts located in the city. Such information shall be maintained securely, and be made accessible to the public, and should be officially validated through physical inventory at least once a month.
Monitor and report to the state historical commission all actions affecting any Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, State Archaeological Landmark, National Register property, and any locally designated landmark, as deemed necessary.
Increase public awareness of the value of historic, cultural, and architectural preservation by developing and participating in public education programs.
Review and take action on certificates of appropriateness applications for compliance with adopted design guidelines pursuant to this article.
Develop, prepare, and adopt specific design guidelines which shall be ratified by the city council for use in the review of certificates of appropriateness applications.
Prepare and submit annually to the city council a report summarizing budget costs, goals and objectives, and work completed during the previous year, as well as anticipated budgetary requests.
Make recommendations to the city concerning the utilization of state, federal, or private funds to promote the preservation of landmarks and overlay zoning districts within the city.
Recommend to the city council the acquisition of endangered landmarks by demolition where its preservation is essential to the purpose of this article and where private preservation is not feasible.
Propose incentive program(s) to the city council for local property owners of historic landmarks or within the local Historic Preservation Overlay Zoning District.
Review and take action on all city preservation-related incentive program applications involving work on landmarks and the overlay zoning district for compliance with adopted design guidelines pursuant to this article.
Accept on behalf of the city government donations of preservation easements and development rights as well as any other gift of value for the purpose of historic preservation, subject to the approval of the city council.
Provide comment to the state historical commission on any federal undertakings (projects utilizing federal funds or requiring a federal permit) pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.
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