A. Initiation and Establishment.
1. Applicants for each proposed historic district zone may submit to the planning and zoning commission a list of persons whom they recommend to be appointed to the historic district advisory board.
2. A separate advisory board shall be established for each proposed historic district zone.
3. The commission shall recommend to the board of supervisors for appointment at least six members from the list submitted by the applicants, and may recommend others.
4. The supervisors shall establish the advisory board and appoint its members.
5. Vacancies may be filled in the same manner.
B. Composition.
1. One-third of those recommended and appointed shall be residents of the district;
2. One-third shall be real property owners within the district; and
3. One-third shall have special qualifications in architecture, history archaeology, land use planning, landscape architecture, or related fields.
C. Rules and Regulations.
1. The members of the advisory board shall receive no compensation and shall serve at the will of the board of supervisors.
2. The advisory boards may adopt rules and regulations for carrying on their assigned duties.
D. Duties.
1. The historic district advisory board designated for a proposed historic district zone shall review the applications for that district and assist the planning and zoning commission in designating the boundaries of the proposed district and in selecting the sites, buildings, structures, objects, man-made landscapes, and spaces which are to be designated as historic.
2. The advisory board shall also review applications involving the erection or construction of a new building or structure, or the modification, addition, alteration, moving, or demolition of existing structures, objects, or landscapes located within the historic district zone.
3. It is intended that the advisory board continue to function after the establishment of the related historic district zone in order to:
a. Review applications for building permits therein;
b. Monitor the building process in order to assure that the external architectural character of the historic district is maintained as approved;
c. Maintain an inventory record of the historic district zone;
d. Formulate plans for the district's future; and
e. Keep the residents advised.
(Ord. 2018-9 § 2 (part), 2018: Ord. 1985-82 (part), 1985)