Unless otherwise specified herein, the duties of the cultural heritage commission shall be as follows:
A. Exercise the authority set forth in this article and as otherwise provided in this code;
B. Inspect, investigate, and recommend for designation by the city council landmarks and historic districts, and make any preliminary or supplemental determinations or conclusions in order to implement this article;
C. Compile or cause to be compiled and maintained the local register listing and describing all designated historic properties within the city;
D. Compile or cause to be compiled and maintained the list of local master architects;
E. Review any survey, and compile or cause to be compiled and maintained the local inventory;
F. Conduct studies and evaluations of applications or proposals seeking the designation of historic properties, make determinations and recommendations as appropriate for consideration of such applications, and make any preliminary or supplemental determinations or conclusions, in order to implement this article;
G. Develop designs for suitable signs, plaques, or other markers that may be placed, at private expense, on or near a designated historic property indicating that the property has been designated as such;
H. Review and act upon applications for certificates of appropriateness and economic hardship, and, in connection therewith, advise the city council on the significance of historic resources as defined by CEQA and recommend to the city council appropriate action in compliance with the city's adopted CEQA guidelines;
I. Recommend, promulgate, and amend, from time to time, such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to implement the purposes of this article;
J. Review and make recommendations to the city council on Mills act contracts;
K. Provide recommendations to the city council regarding the utilization and promotion of incentives and grants from federal and state agencies, private groups, and individuals, and regarding budgetary appropriations to advance the preservation of historic properties in the city;
L. Participate in, promote, and conduct public information, educational, and interpretive programs pertaining to historic properties, and provide public participation in all aspects of the city's historic preservation program;
M. Coordinate with other local, county, state, and federal governments in the pursuit of the city's historic preservation goals;
N. Upon request by the city council or the planning commission, review and make recommendations to the planning commission on zoning and general plan amendments related to preserving historic properties;
O. Develop a program to celebrate historic and eligible properties, and recognize outstanding maintenance, rehabilitation, and preservation of historic properties;
P. Require that each commissioner attend at least one informational or educational meeting, seminar, workshop, or conference per year; and
Q. Perform any other functions that may be designated by resolution or motion of the city council. (Ord. 15-O-2682, eff. 11-19-2015)