The duties and responsibilities of the Historic Preservation Commission are:
(A) SURVEY AND INVENTORY COMMUNITY HISTORIC RESOURCES. The Commission shall conduct, or cause to be conducted, a survey of the historic, architectural, and archeological resources within the community. The survey shall be compatible with the Alaska Heritage Resources Survey and be capable of being readily integrated into statewide comprehensive historic preservation planning, and other planning processes. Survey and inventory documents shall be maintained by the City and released on a need-to-know basis to protect the site location from possible vandalism. The survey will be updated at least every ten (10) years.
(B) REVIEW UNDER THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT. The Commission shall serve as the historic preservation review commission for the City for the purpose of qualifying the City as a certified local government to review nominations to the National Register of Historic Places and for the purpose of consulting with federal and State authorities in the section106 review under to the National Historic Preservation Act. The Commission shall review and comment on all proposed National Register nominations for properties within the boundaries of the City to the State Historic Preservation Officer. Recommendations on nominations shall be transmitted to the State Historic Preservation Office through the Mayor. When the Historic Preservation Commission considers a National Register nomination or participates in a section 106 consultation requiring expertise or knowledge of an area in which the Commission members do not possess, the Commission shall consult with experts in that area before making a recommendation. Review and consultation made under the National Historic Preservation Act shall be an independent review of the Commission.
(C) PROVIDE ADVICE AND INFORMATION. The Historic Preservation Commission shall act in an advisory role to other officials, and to City Departments regarding the identification and protection of local historic and archaeological resources and historic preservation planning. Subject to division (B) of this section, the Historic Preservation Commission shall not make any applications or endorsements to other agencies, entities, or governmental units on behalf of the City without prior approval by the City Council. The Commission shall work toward the continuing education of the public regarding historic preservation and the community's history.
(D) ENFORCEMENT OF STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION LAWS. The Historic Preservation Commission shall support the enforcement of the Alaska Historic Preservation Act.
(E) RECOMMENDATIONS. At least twice yearly, the Commission shall review and, where it deems appropriate, recommend nominations to or deletions from the Unalaska Register of Historic Places to the Unalaska City Council. Recommendations shall be made through the Director of Planning to City Manager and the City Council.
(Am. Ord. No. 2001-02, passed 2-27-01; Am. Ord. 2004-04, passed 3-9-04; Am. Ord. 2015-01, passed 1-27-15)