(A) The Preservation Commission shall be concerned with those elements of development, redevelopment, rehabilitation and preservation that affect visual quality in a historic district, which include, but are not limited to, viewsheds, landscapes and streetscapes of historic importance. The Preservation Commission may not consider details of design, interior arrangements or building features if those details, arrangements or features are not subject to public view, and may not make any requirement except for the purpose of preventing development, alteration or demolition in the historic district obviously incongruous with the historic district.
(B) The Preservation Commission shall conduct surveys and establish historic districts in accordance with the provisions of § 151.04.
(C) The Preservation Commission may adopt preservation guidelines for architectural review. If adopted, preservation guidelines shall be published and made readily accessible to the public.
(D) The Preservation Commission has the authority to receive funds in order to promote its stated purpose.
(E) The Preservation Commission shall promote public interest in historic preservation by initiating and carrying on a public relations and community education program.
(F) The Preservation Commission, through this chapter, may:
(1) Acquire by purchase, gift, grant, bequest, devise or lease, any real or personal property, including easements, that is appropriate for carrying out the purposes of the Preservation Commission;
(2) Hold title to real and personal property; and
(3) Sell, lease, rent or otherwise dispose of real or personal property at a public or private sale on the terms and conditions that the Preservation Commission determines best.
(G) The Preservation Commission shall establish procedures that it must follow in acquiring and disposing of property, which procedures must be in conformance with applicable rules of the Indiana Code.
(Ord. G-99-334, passed 6-28-1999)