The Commission shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission for historic preservation and to accomplish this purpose, the Commission shall:
(A) Make a record of the township's history and its significant architectural and historic sites and maintain an inventory and map(s) of these historic resources including informational data appropriately classified.
(B) Cooperate with all township officials and agencies in relation to the preservation and restoration of historic structure and sites, including the possible acquisition and use of the same by the township.
(C) Consider, promote and, with the approval of the Board of Supervisors and in agreement with the current property holders, to apply for technical and financial assistance in the form of grants or otherwise, from all appropriate local, township, county, state, federal and other agencies, and conservation and environmental organizations, in connection with the preservation of significant architecture, natural and historic sites within the township, and to report all related action to the Board of Supervisors. Candidates for such activities can be brought to the attention of the Historical Commission through its members, residents and or the Board of Supervisors for consideration.
(D) Prepare and submit a yearly budget to the Board of Supervisors for sums deemed necessary to carry out the duties and objectives of the Historical Commission, on or before August of the preceding year. Funds shall be allocated to the Commission as the Board of Supervisors shall determine in its sole discretion.
(E) Upon request from the Board of Supervisors prepare a yearly report of activity by January of each year, for presentation to the Board of Supervisors.
(F) Make recommendations for suitable plaques or markers to distinguish historic sites and or buildings of Springfield Township.
(G) Cooperate with and encourage the activities of interested residents in such activities which will serve in the historical interests of Springfield Township.
(H) Upon request from the Board of Supervisors and in conjunction and cooperation with the Planning Commission and other interested township officials, to study the feasibility of creating historic districts within the township in accordance with and pursuant to the Act of June 13, 1961, P.L. 282, No. 167, as amended, entitled the Municipalities Planning Code.
(I) Annually review and maintain the historic resource list contained in Chapter 154, Zoning, of the Township Code and make recommendations for revisions, inclusions and exclusions to the Board of Supervisors.
(Ord. 192, passed 2-26-2019)