§ 2-185. Powers and duties. [Repealed]

The board shall have the following powers and duties, which shall be complementary to and carried out in accordance with the responsibility of the state historic preservation officer as described in 36 CFR 61.4(b), as may be amended;

(a) Regular meetings. The board shall hold regular meetings, but no less than four (4) times per year.

(b) Reporting. The board shall, on a bi-annual basis, make a written report to the city commission of its activities.

(c) Survey and inventory. The board shall conduct an ongoing survey and inventory of historic buildings, areas and archaeological sites in the city, which shall be compatible with the state master site file, and to plan for their preservation. Copies of the final work products of such survey and inventory shall be forwarded to the state preservation office.

(d) Potential landmarks. The board shall identify potential landmarks and potential landmark sites and make recommendations to the city commission as to whether those potential landmarks and landmark sites should be officially designated as landmarks and landmark sites.

(e) Review authority. Upon application by the property owner or his designated agent for the nomination of local property to the National Register of Historic Places, or in extraordinary circumstances, upon application by the city commission for the nomination of local property to the National Register of Historic Places and with respect to the National Register of Historic Places, the board shall have the following authority:

(1) To review all nominations of local property to the National Register of Historic Places pursuant to the regulations established by the state historic preservation officer.

(2) To request the mayor or his/her designee to render written opinions as to whether each property should be nominated to the national register.

(3) To review the nomination following due public notice and hearing requirements and after notifying the applicant and property owner thirty (30) days prior to the public hearing.

(4) To seek expert advice while reviewing the nomination, subject to budgetary restrictions.

(5) To forward to the state historic preservation officer its recommendation on the nomination and the recommendations of the local official.

(f) Certified local government program. In the development of the certified local government program, as provided in the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended in 1980, PL 96-515, the city commission may ask the board to perform such other responsibilities as may be delegated to the city from time to time pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act.

(g) Public hearings and records. The board shall promulgate appropriate rules providing for the establishment and maintenance of a record of all board meetings and public hearings, which record shall be filed with the city clerk and retained with the official records of the city. A verbatim record is not required, but the board shall establish the record in sufficient degree to disclose the factual basis for its determinations and recommendations. The board shall prepare and file with the city clerk for public inspection a written annual report of its historic preservation activities, cases, decisions and qualifications of its members.

(h) Other matters. Except as specified herein, all matters pertaining to citizen boards, commissions and committees established by the Lake Wales City Commission shall apply.

(Ord. No. 2002-18, § 1, 9-17-02; Ord. No. 2017-02, § 5, 02-07-2017)