(A) The Commission may conduct inventory studies for the identification and designation of historic districts and sites meeting the definitions established by this subchapter. The Commission may proceed at its own initiative or upon a petition from any person, group or association.
(B) The Commission shall maintain records of all studies and inventories for public use.
(C) The Commission may make a recommendation to the state for the listing of an district or single property in the National Register of Historic Places and may conduct a public hearing thereon.
(D) The Commission may investigate and recommend to the Council the adoption of ordinances designating historic landmarks and historic districts if they qualify as defined herein.
(E) The Commission shall review all projects, requiring a building permit or demolition permit, that are located within a designated historic district or that have been designated a historic landmark to consider the issuance of a certificate of appropriateness.
(F) In addition to those duties and powers specified above, the Commission may, with Council approval:
(1) Accept unconditional gifts and donations of real and person property, including money, for the purpose of historic preservation;
(2) Acquire in the name of the city, by purchase, bequest or donation, fee and lesser interests in historic properties, including properties adjacent to or associated with historic properties;
(3) Preserve, restore, maintain and operate historic properties under the ownership or control of the Commission;
(4) Recommend to the City Council for lease, sale, transfer or disposal of historic properties subject to rights of public access and other covenants and in a manner that will preserve the property;
(5) Contract, with the approval of the City Council, with state or federal government or other organizations;
(6) Cooperate with federal, state and local governments in the pursuance of the objectives of historic preservation;
(7) Provide information for the purpose of historic preservation to the City Council;
(8) Promote and conduct an educational and interpretive program on historic properties within its jurisdiction; and
(9) Create and maintain monuments in the City of Clinton utilizing funds allocated by the City Council, as well as donations and grants obtained to complete projects and maintenance tasks related to such monuments.
(1999 Code, § 30.04) (Ord. 2106, passed 11-9-1999; Ord. 2276, passed 5-25-2004; Ord. 2648, passed 7-14-2020)