§ 94-53. Duties.

All board responsibilities shall be complementary to and carried out in accordance with the responsibilities of the State Historic Preservation Officer as described in 36 CFR 61.6. It shall be the responsibility of the board to:

(1)

Survey and inventory the historic resources of the city according to accepted practices and to develop and maintain a list of all resources researched for possible historic designation. All inventories shall be considered as public records and shall be available for public inspection per F.S. § 119.07, except as provided for in section 304 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended (16 USC 470). A copy of the inventory shall be submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office;

(2)

Make recommendations to the city council for the adoption of ordinances designating resources as historic;

(3)

Review, render a decision and issue certificates of appropriateness pursuant to the provisions of this chapter on all proposed alterations, demolitions, relocations, and new construction within the boundaries designated by the ordinance or which directly affect designated properties;

(4)

Attend pertinent informational or educational meetings, workshops and conferences;

(5)

Advise the city council and other city boards on the effects of city actions on historic resources, both those designated and those with potential for designation, and any other activities that may affect locally designated resources;

(6)

Advise in the development of goals, objectives and policies for historic preservation to be incorporated into the comprehensive plan;

(7)

Make recommendations to the city council on the expenditure of gifts, grants and money as may be received to carry out the purposes of this chapter;

(8)

Advise the various departments of the city as to standards, materials or practices desirable to maintain and enhance the historic resources of the city;

(9)

Adopt policies and procedures necessary for conducting the business of the board. The document shall be made available for public inspection pursuant to F.S. § 119.07;

(10)

Educate affected individuals and the general public on the economic benefits of historic preservation and federal, state and local laws and policies regarding programs that encourage historic preservation;

(11)

Advise individuals as to the architectural and landscape preservation of historic structures, and refer individuals to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, this chapter, and the city's Historic Preservation Design Guidelines; and

(12)

Submit an annual report to the SHPO covering activities of the previous year by the required dates identified in the FCLGG.

(Code 1961, § 13C-3; Ord. No. 1686, §§ 1, 2, 7-3-84; Code 1985, § 7-323(b); Ord. No. 2006, §§ 2, 3, 5-10-88; Ord. No. 5004, § 4, 11-27-01; Ord. No. 2011-39, § 6, 11-16-10)