The Design Review Board shall have the following duties:
(a) The Board shall review and act upon all applications for certificates of appropriateness as required in Section 159.07.
(b) The Board shall conduct or cause to be conducted or assist the conduction of a continuing survey of all areas, places, buildings, structures, homes, works of art or other objects of environmental and aesthetic interest in the Village which the Board on the basis of information available or presented to it, has reason to believe are or will be eligible for designation as a Preservation District. No Preservation District shall be established except upon the approval of Council after review and recommendation by the Planning Commission.
(c) The Board shall work for the continuing education of the residents of the Village with respect to the architectural and historic heritage of a Preservation District designated under the provisions of this chapter, and shall make every effort to improve the overall design and environmental awareness of the people.
(d) The Board shall include the Secretary of the Interior's "Standards for Rehabilitation" guidelines to establish criteria, rules and regulations not otherwise included in this chapter for evaluating applications for certificates of appropriateness submitted to it and the manner in which they shall be processed. These criteria shall include specific considerations to be given to building materials, landscaping, signs, lighting and architectural style for properties within a Preservation District and properties adjacent to a Preservation District. Such criteria, rules and regulations shall not be adopted until after review and recommendations by the Planning Commission and approval by Council.
(e) The Board may recommend to the Planning Commission and Council, legislation that would best serve to beautify, preserve, restore and develop the Village. Towards these ends, the Board shall work with the appropriate Village officials, employees and departments and joint meetings with such officials, employees and departments may be held for this purpose.
(f) The Board may make recommendations to the Planning Commission and Council for additions or revisions to the Zoning Code.
(g) The Board may, within its capabilities, perform such other design review related tasks as may be required by these Preservation and Design Review Regulations and as may be requested or authorized by the Planning Commission or Council.
(Ord. 1270-92. Passed 2-1-93.)