(A) There is hereby created the Downtown Streetscape and Sidewalk Fund (the “Fund”) within the City of Crawfordsville.
(B) The purpose of the Fund is to make loans or grants to owners of property located within the Downtown Crawfordsville Commercial District and other entities responsible for compliance with Chapter 155, in order to encourage compliance with the Chapter 155, as well as to make direct expenditures for the city’s own fiscal obligations created by Chapter 155.
(C) The Board of Public Works and Safety of the city shall be responsible for establishing grant and loan criteria and for creating forms and requirements for applicants for funding from the fund, and it shall have primary responsibility for consideration and approval of all grant and loan applications from the fund, provided that all grants or loans of $1,000 or more from the fund shall also require approval of the Common Council.
(Ord. 14-2005, passed 6-13-05)
Cross-reference:
Sidewalk and streetscape standards, see Ch. 155