(A) The Board shall conduct a continuing survey of historic and cultural resources according to SHPO guidelines for purposes of determining those of a distinctive character or special historic, aesthetic, architectural, archeological, or cultural significance or value. The Board shall prepare and maintain an inventory of these resources within the city for use by public agencies and private owners. This inventory shall be referred to as the inventory of historic properties and sites. The inventory shall identify historic properties throughout the city and prioritize or rank these identified properties and sites based on eminent risk of loss and historical value. The format and content of, and subsequent additions or changes to, the inventory of historic properties and sites shall be approved by the Board and submitted to Council for approval.
(B) The Board, after completion of the initial inventory of historic properties and sites, shall prepare and submit its recommendations for a preservation plan for landmarks and historic sites and structures in the city to the appropriate planning agency of the city for its consideration, review, and alteration for proposed adoption by the city.
(C) The Board shall assist the city in its consultation with the Kentucky SHPO for the Section 106 Review on all projects which are deemed a federal undertaking. The Board's review and comments shall be included in all Section 106 submissions to the SHPO.
(D) For purposes of Section 106 Review, and where appropriate, the Board, in consultation with the city and the SHPO, may expand the definition for what will be considered "historic properties" at the local level from the federal definition outlined in 36 CFR §§ 800.16(l)(1) and (l)(2) to include other resources with local significance deemed worthy of preservation.
(E) The Board shall review and comment on any plans for new construction prior to demolition of, or alteration to, identified historic properties (buildings, streetscapes, structure, or sites) to help ensure appropriateness and compatibility of design of new construction, and consider alternatives for rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of existing historic properties. The inventory and preservation plan established through divisions (A) and (B) will inform this review. When the city is unable to implement recommendations made by the Board, the city will continue to consult with the Board in the development of alternatives.
(F) The Board shall assist the city in surplus of city-owned historic properties to prospective owners interested in historic preservation prior to these properties being listed on the open market, auctioned, or demolished. The Board may, upon request by the city, propose plans to prospective owners for the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of individual historic structures.
(G) The Board shall make recommendations to the city for the designation of historic landmarks, and shall assist in determining recommended areas for historic preservation overlay zones.
(H) The Board shall make decisions on requests for certificates of appropriateness. The Board shall use the city design guidelines or any applicable Chapter 99 Development Plan area guidelines in making decisions on these requests to alter, demolish, relocate, or add to a designated property, or to build a new structure in designated historic preservation overlay zones or Chapter 99 Development Plan areas. The guidelines may include the United States Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation.
(I) The Board shall make decisions on requests for exterior alterations, demolitions, and new construction in historic preservation overlay zones.
(J) The Board may initiate plans for the rehabilitation of individual historic structures in the city.
(K) The Chairperson of the Board shall have the power to administer an oath to witnesses prior to testifying before the Board on any issue.
(L) 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 city under the National Historic Preservation Act.
(M) The Board shall administer the Main Street facade program.
(Ord. 2018-4, passed 7-12-2018)