(A) The Board shall have the following duties and powers:
(1) To conduct a survey of historic buildings and areas and to prepare and recommend to City Council a plan for their preservation;
(2) To recommend to the City Council the designation of historic districts and individual landmarks and landmark sites;
(3) To recommend to City Council written guidelines for making exterior changes to designated property and for undertaking new construction on designated property;
(4) To regulate alterations visible to the public that are proposed for designated property, regulate demolitions, relocations, and new construction involving designated property;
(5) To work with and advise the federal, state and county governments and other parts of city government on its area of expertise;
(6) To advise and assist property owners and other persons and groups including neighborhood organizations who are interested in historic preservation;
(7) To conduct educational programs including the preparation of publications and the placing of historical markers; and
(8) To take any and all other actions which may be assigned to it by the Mayor and/or City Council.
(B) The Board shall recommend to City Council plans for the preservation and rehabilitation of individual historic buildings. The Board shall on a regular basis, give recognition to owners and tenants who maintain or rehabilitate their historic buildings with care and thus contribute to the preservation of the history of Dayton.
(C) In making its survey of historic buildings and areas, the Board shall conduct this work in accordance with the guidelines of the Kentucky Heritage Council. The Board shall provide that its survey and preservation plan shall be maintained and continued. The Board shall use the preservation plan to assist the city and Campbell County in their overall planning efforts.
(D) The Board shall prepare comments on the relationship between Dayton’s historic districts and landmarks and plans for redevelopment projects. These comments shall include suggestions on how to link the new and old buildings.
(E) The Board shall adopt and make public rules for the transaction of its business and shall hold at least four public meetings annually and special public meetings when necessary. All meetings shall comply with the Kentucky Open Meeting Statute, KRS 61.805. A simple majority of the membership shall constitute a quorum for decisions involving historic buildings and areas.
(F) The Board shall prepare and keep on file, available for public inspection, a written annual report of the activities, cases, decisions, qualifications of members and other work.
(G) The Board, in addition to any appropriations made by the City of Dayton, shall have the right to recommend to City Council applications for grants and special funding which it may legally receive from any and every source both in and out of the Commonwealth of Kentucky for the purpose of carrying out its duties.
(H) In the development of the certified local government program, the city may ask the Board to perform other responsibilities that may be delegated to the Board under the National Historic Preservation Act.
(I) The Board shall receive regular assistance in the performance of its responsibilities from a city staff member. In addition, the city may, by contract, obtain assistance on preservation matters from a professional with expertise in historic preservation or a closely related field. Other city staff members may be asked to assist the Board by providing technical advice or helping in the administration of this chapter.
(Ord. 2007-4, passed 2-6-07)