The Alliance Historic Preservation Commission shall have the following responsibilities:
(a) The Commission shall prepare a comprehensive plan for the City that highlights historic areas and notes distinctive themes or patterns of development significant to the City and which shall chart a course for future preservation activities in the community.
(b) It shall have exclusive power to determine the demolition of any structure or feature within historic districts or of any designated landmark.
(c) It shall have exclusive power to permit, by application of the property owner, the construction, preservation, restoration, reconstruction or rehabilitation of any building, structure or object which is a designated landmark or which is within the boundary of an historic district.
(d) The Commission shall have the power to designate landmarks and to create historic districts according to the procedures set forth for such actions in Section 1309.05.
(e) It shall keep a list of designated landmarks and historic districts and shall furnish a list to the appropriate City official and make the list available to the public.
(f) It shall prepare design guidelines for renovations to historic buildings, to nonhistoric buildings within historic districts and for new construction in districts.
(g) It shall review all nominations to the National Register for the City and shall seek to expand the National Register program in the City.
(h) It shall work to record City landmarks through the Ohio Historic Inventory.
(i) It may accept grants, gifts and bequests and may recommend to Council that the City apply for and accept such funds to advance its preservation work in the community.
(j) It may employ technical consultants to assist it in performing its functions as City finances permit.
(k) It may seek to promote interest in preservation and to educate local residents by holding workshops and by preparing informational material as appropriate.
(l) It shall encourage its members to attend workshops, seminars and other educational programs on historic preservation.
(m) It may do any other such acts that are necessary and proper to assist it in performing its duties under the terms of this chapter.
(Ord. 62-13. Passed 11-6-13.)