(A) In addition to the powers and duties stated elsewhere, the Board shall take actions necessary and appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. These actions may include, but are not limited to:
(1) Conducting a survey of historic buildings and areas and preparing a plan for their preservation;
(2) Recommending the designation of historic districts and individual landmarks;
(3) Regulating changes to designated historic property, including proposed alterations that are visible to the public; demolitions; relocations; vacant lots within a historical district and new construction;
(4) Adopting guidelines for changes to designated historic property;
(5) Working with and advising the federal, state and county governments and other parts of city government;
(6) Advising and assisting property owners and other persons and groups, including neighborhood organizations who are interested in historic preservation;
(7) Initiating plans for the preservation and rehabilitation of individual historic buildings; and
(8) Undertaking educational programs including the preparation of publications, the placing of historic markers and the recognition of successful rehabilitation projects.
(B) In making its survey of historic buildings and areas, the Board shall conduct this work in accordance with the guidelines of the Kentucky Heritage Council. The Board shall provide that its survey and preservation plan shall be maintained and continued. The Board shall use the preservation plan to assist the city in its overall planning efforts.
(C) The Board shall adopt and make public rules for the transaction of its business and shall hold monthly public meetings and special public meetings, when necessary. All meetings shall have a previously available agenda and shall comply with the Kentucky Open Meeting Statute (KRS 61.805). A simple majority of the membership shall be required for decisions involving historic buildings and areas.
(D) The Board shall prepare and keep on file, available for public inspection, a written annual report of its activities, cases, decisions, qualifications of members and other work.
(E) The Board shall receive assistance in the performance of its responsibilities from a city staff member whose assigned duties shall include this work with the Board and who shall have expertise in historic preservation or a closely-related field. Other city staff members may be asked to assist the Board by providing technical advice or helping in the administration of this chapter.
(F) The Board may encourage plans for the preservation and rehabilitation of individual historic buildings. The Board shall, on a regular basis, give recognition to owners and tenants who maintain or rehabilitate their historic buildings with care and thus contribute to the preservation of the history of Pikeville.
(Ord. 0-90-028, passed 8-27-90; Am. Ord. 07-0-002, passed 2-26-07; Am. Ord. O-2021-10, passed 4-26-21)