Each Historic District must have a Historic District Commission.
A. The purpose of these Commissions will be to administer the delegated functions as set forth in this section.
B. Members of all Historic District Commissions shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council.
C. All members of all Historic District Commissions shall have a demonstrated special interest, experience, or knowledge in history, architecture, or related disciplines, though the neighborhood delegates need not have formal licensing in said disciplines.
D. At least two members shall be from preservation-related professions to the extent that such professionals are available in the community. The qualifying professions include architecture, architectural history, archaeology, planning, and related disciplines.
(Ord. 170-04. Passed 3-23-04; Ord. 314-12. Passed 6-19-12.)
A. Membership. A City Historic District Commission, consisting of 11 members, is hereby established. The purpose of the Commission will be to administer the delegated functions as set forth in this section. The City Historic District Commission members must be composed of Neighborhood Delegates and Delegates-At-large.
1. Delegates-At-Large. Three Delegates-At-Large may be a resident of a Historic District. Representation shall be from one of the following five organizations or areas of expertise listed below and shall be from nominations submitted by the organization where applicable.
a. The American Institute of Architects (Toledo Chapter);
b. The Landmarks Preservation Council of the Maumee Valley Historical Society;
c. The City Plan Commission: A member of the Plan Commission or the Planning Director or the Planning Director's designee.
d. American Society of Landscape Architects-Maumee Valley Section; and
e. A delegate who has demonstrated special interest, experience or knowledge in history, architecture, preservation, planning, or related disciplines.
2. Neighborhood Delegates. Eight Neighborhood Delegates must be appointed from nominations made by, but not limited to, interested Historic District residents and neighborhood organizations. Selection of Neighborhood Delegates must be made from the following Historic Districts listed on or nominated for the National Register of Historic Places. A majority of the Neighborhood Delegates must be residents of a Historic District.
a. One delegate from the northern Historic Districts with a delegate from Birckhead Place, and Bronson Place, or from Bush Street;
b. One delegate from the western Historic Districts with a delegate from Old West End or Englewood;
c. One delegate from the central Historic Districts with a delegate from Toledo Olde Towne or from St. Clair St., Warehouse Produce and Monroe Street;
d. One delegate from the eastern Historic Districts or southern Historic District with a delegate from Birmingham, East Toledo, Yondota and Spring Grove, or St. Peter & Paul;
e. Two delegates, from Westmoreland;
f. Two delegates, from the Vistula Historic District; and
g. Future Historic Districts, upon being listed on the National Register of Historic Places or designated by the City, must be inserted in the above listing as appropriate with no increase in the number of Neighborhood Delegates. To do so, the procedure of Section 1111.0500 must be followed.
B. Other Appointees. In the event that the organizations designated in this subsection do not submit nominations within 60 days after a vacancy or after a request is made, the Mayor may appoint, on his own nomination, from any of the listed Historic Districts or Delegates-at-Large pursuant to the requirements of this section.
C. Terms of Membership. Initial appointments must be for staggered terms, as specified by the City Historic District Commission, of one, two, or three years. All subsequent terms will be for a period of three years. Vacancies will be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as original appointments are made.
Those persons hereafter appointed who serve ten consecutive years as a member of the City Historic District Commission shall not be eligible for reappointment to the commission until expiration of a period equivalent to a full term on the commission, provided, however, they shall be permitted to complete the term for which they were last appointed.
D. Additional Powers and Duties. In addition to the duties of each Historic District Commission pursuant to Section 1112.0109, th City Historic District Commission shall:
1. Designate landmark properties;
2. For designated landmark properties, develop appropriate standards and guidelines reflecting the landmark's historic and architectural significance;
3. Hear, review, grant, deny and recommend modifications to proposals for Certificates of Appropriateness involving environmental changes to landmarked properties. Applications for Certificates of Appropriateness must be judged using adopted historic landmark standards and guidelines;
4. Conduct a continuing survey of cultural resources in the City with the support of the Historic/Environmental Section, Department of Economic and Community Development;
5. Advise the Mayor, the Department of Economic and Community Development and other local officials and make recommendations as to the protection of the City's cultural resources;
6. Act as a liaison on behalf of the City to individuals and organizations concerned with historic preservation; and
7. Review all proposed National Register nominations for properties within the City in a manner consistent with federal and state regulations, seeking expertise from disciplines not represented on the Commission as needed.
8. Notify the respective active neighborhood organization of any demolitions requiring City Historic District Commission review, which is in the respective Historic District. Notification must be given to the respective active neighborhood organization at least ten calendar days before the City Historic District Commission hearing.
(Ord. 170-04. Passed 3-23-04; Ord. 314-12. Passed 6-19-12.)
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