(A) There is established for each District an Architectural Review Committee which shall have the powers and functions within such District as provided herein.
(B) There is established for the structures or properties designated as individual landmarks an Architectural Review Committee which shall have the powers and functions with respect to individual landmarks as provided herein.
(C) Each Committee shall consist of seven members, one of whom shall be the Director of the Department of Codes and Regulations or his or her designee, two members shall be members of the Commission appointed by the Commission Chairperson and four members who shall be appointed by the Commission and approved by the Metro Council. These four members shall serve for three year terms except they shall initially serve for one, two or three year terms as set by the Commission and shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and approved unless removed as provided herein or in the by-laws of the Committees and may be reappointed and reapproved for successive terms. These four members shall commence service at the next meeting of the Committee following the member’s approval by the Metro Council. The terms of any of these four members now serving on a Committee on the effective date of this amendment shall be set by the Commission. In the case of a Committee established for a district, no fewer than two members shall be owner-residents or tenants within such district, one member shall be a real estate professional and one member shall be an architect and one member shall be the owner of income producing property located within the district. All members shall have a known interest in individual landmarks and districts preservation.
(D) Four members shall constitute a quorum of a Committee and the affirmative vote of three members or a majority of the members present, whichever is greater shall be required for any official action to be taken by the Committee.
(E) In the event a Committee is unable to obtain a quorum due to conflict of interest involving its members or for other reasons, the member(s) who are unable to participate shall be replaced by members from other committees to serve as members of the Committee, but no more than two of the members shall be from other committees.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 32.503) (Lou. Ord. No. 44-1997, approved 3-28-1997; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0079-2002, § 4, approved 6-27-2002; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 119-2007, approved 7-2-2007; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 106-2009, approved 8-3-2009; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 128-2013, approved 7-30-2013; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 106-2014, approved 7-30-2014; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 96-2019, approved 8-8-2019) Penalty, see § 32.262