(A) Village Board. The Village Board shall have the power to provide for official landmark designation by ordinance, of areas, places, buildings, structures, works of art, and other objects having a special historical, community, or aesthetic interest or value; and in connection with such areas, places, buildings, structures, works of art, and other objects so designated by ordinance, whether owned or controlled privately or by any public body, to provide special conditions, to impose regulations governing construction, alteration, demolition, and use, to deny application for building demolition permits and building permits to add to, modify, or remove a portion of any landmark building, and to adopt other additional measures appropriate for their preservation, protection, enhancement, rehabilitation, reconstruction, perpetuation, or use, which additional measures may include, but are not limited to, the authority given to all municipalities by ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 11-48.2-2.
(B) Other village commission. The Village Board may at any time, by ordinance, create a new or special commission, board, or department, or designate an existing commission, board, or department to administer the foregoing powers and purposes in lieu of the Village Board or as advisory assistant to the Village Board, in accordance with the authority found in ILCS ch. 65, Act 5, § 11-48.2-3.
(Ord. 925, passed 7-24-85)