(A) Standards and criteria for identification of landmarks and historic preservation districts shall be derived from the characteristics of historical significance and/or architectural significance in the building, structure, object and/or area.
(B) The Commission shall conduct, within the corporate limits of the city, a survey from which all buildings and structures shall be classified and designated on the historical and architectural building map to be reviewed by the City Council and made part of a series of official maps. The buildings and structures shall be divided into three categories, the first two of which are not mutually exclusive:
(1) Historically significant;
(2) Architecturally significant; and
(3) Noncompatible (buildings, structures or objects which have no historical and architectural significance).
(C) The Department of Community Development will be the depository for all maps and reports created by and for the Landmark Commission. This historic preservation material shall be available to the public.
(D) The Commission shall have the power to retain consultants to advise the Commission, subject to the approval of the Council. Any contract which involves an expenditure of city funds shall be subject to the prior approval of the City Council.
(E) The Commission shall work for the continuing education of the city with respect to the historical and architectural heritage of the city and the landmarks and historic preservation districts designated under the provisions of this subchapter. It shall keep current and publish a register of landmarks and historic preservation districts.
(1990 Code, § 12-36) (Ord. 79-671, passed 5-4-1979; Ord. 17-3538, passed 2-6-2017; Ord. 20-3609, passed 4-6-2020)