A. The functions, powers and duties of the planning commission shall be all those functions, powers and duties of a planning commission and board of zoning adjustment as provided in Chapters 3 and 4 of Title 7 commencing with Section 65100 of the Government Code of the state (the Planning and Zoning Law), as the same may be hereafter amended. The planning commission shall perform such other duties and functions as may be designated by the city council.
B. Cultural resources: the Planning Commission shall have the following additional duties:
1. Recommend to the city council, the designation of cultural resources, including individual properties, archaeological districts, and historic preservation districts;
2. Maintain the register of cultural resources within the city, including all pertinent information for each designation;
3. Review and comment on land use, redevelopment, municipal improvement, and other planning matters and programs undertaken by the city, as they relate to cultural resources of the community when so directed by the city planner or city council;
4. Make recommendations to the city council, on the use of various federal, state, local or private funding sources and mechanisms available to promote cultural resource preservation in the city;
5. Review applications for certificates of appropriateness related to demolition permits for any designated cultural resource within the city and make recommendations to the city council, including considerations of economic hardship. (See “Demolition/Relocation Permit,” Section 16.26.100);
6. Review and make recommendations on applications for Development Plan Approval in compliance with the Development Code when so requested by the city planner. In general, the following projects shall be submitted to the planning commission for their review and recommendation:
a. Any exterior alteration or addition to and improvement that requires a building permit and that is a designated cultural resource or contributing resource; and
b. The new construction of a non-residential structure over 5,000 square feet within a Historic Preservation District. (Modifications and approvals to the Town Square Project are exempt from this review.);
7. Make recommendations to the city council, for recognition of owners of cultural resources who have rehabilitated their property in an exemplary manner; and
8. Undertake any other action or activity directed by the city council to fulfill the objectives of cultural resource preservation in the city.
(Ord. 505 § 2, 2015; Ord. 3 § 1 (part), 1991: prior code § 2.18.040)