In addition to such other powers, duties, and authority as are set forth in this subchapter, the Commission may:
(A) Establish an appropriate system of markers for selected individual landmarks and districts, including various improvements therein;
(B) Encourage and undertake where necessary the publication of uniform and complementary maps, brochures, and descriptive material about such individual landmarks and districts;
(C) Cooperate with and advise the Metro Council, the Planning Commission, and other agencies and departments with regard to such matters as may be appropriate with respect to individual landmarks and districts.
(D) Cooperate with and enlist assistance from the National Park Service, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Kentucky Heritage Council, and other federal, state, and local agencies active in the field of historic and cultural preservation;
(E) Advise owners of individual landmarks and sites and structures within districts on the benefits and problems of preservation;
(F) Promote public interest in the purposes of this subchapter;
(G) Review at its meetings major historic preservation questions that are under discussion in Louisville Metro and define the significant issues which need to be addressed in reaching decisions on these questions;
(H) Prepare an annual report for the Mayor and the Metro Council on the status of historic preservation in Louisville Metro, evaluating activities during the year and making suggestions for the future;
(I) Maintain and keep current with new information the survey of neighborhoods, areas, places, structures and improvements within Louisville Metro for the purpose of determining those of a distinctive character or special historic, aesthetic, architectural, archaeological or cultural value and of compiling appropriate descriptions, facts and lists;
(J) Develop a preservation plan creating a framework of expectations that are commonly agreed upon and clearly expressed regarding the preservation of the structures within each district. The Commission may prepare or cause to be prepared a preservation plan under which a district, structures, or sites are preserved in a manner to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter, and are capable of providing a reasonable economic return. The preservation plan may identify applicable federal, state or Metro Government financial incentives and provide authority for alteration or construction not inconsistent with the purposes of this subchapter and other actions allowable by law. In order to facilitate the planning effort, the Commission may request the Metro Coun-cil to impose a moratorium on the issuance of permits by the Metro Government in a district, area of a pro-posed district or portions thereof for up to six months during the preparation of the preservation plan; and
(K) Establish a schedule of fees for any and all applications and petitions to the Commission.
(L) Undertake such other activities or programs which further the purposes of this subchapter.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 32.511) (Lou. Ord. No. 44-1997, approved 3-28-1997; Lou. Am. Ord. No. 0079-2002, § 10, approved 6-27-2002; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 71-2005, approved 6-1-2005; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 96-2019, approved 8-8-2019)