The purpose of this chapter is to promote the economic, educational, cultural and general welfare of the city by:
(A) Providing a municipal process to identify, preserve, protect and enhance the distinctive historic and architectural heritage of the city representing elements of the city’s cultural, social, economic, political and architectural history;
(B) Conserving and improving the value of properties designated as historic landmarks or located within Historic Districts;
(C) Enhancing the attractiveness of the city to homeowners, visitors, tourists and shoppers and, thereby, supporting business, commerce and industry in the city and providing economic benefits to the city;
(D) Fostering civic pride in the accomplishments of the past as manifested in properties, structures, improvements and areas of historical and architectural significance within the city;
(E) Fostering and encouraging the preservation, restoration and rehabilitation of properties, structures, improvements and areas and, thereby, preventing deterioration, dilapidation and blight; and
(F) Establishing a Historic Preservation Commission.
(Ord. 06-50, passed 11-28-2006; Ord. 11-04, passed 1-25-2011)