HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD10510 s '•
BILL NO.
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI , AMENDING THE
CODE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, BY ADDING SECTIONS 2-446
THROUGH 2-453 CREATING A COMMISSION ON HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON,
MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2 of the City Code is hereby amended by
adding Sections 2-446 through 2-453 relating to a Commission on
Historic Preservation as follows:
Division 3. Commission on Historic Preservation
:.section 2-446 . Created. There is hereby created a
Commission on Historic Preservation.
Section 2-447. Membership.
(a) The Commission on Historic Preservation shall consist
of seven ( 7) members . Members shall be resident freeholders of
the City of Jefferson.
(b) The term of office shall be three ( 3 ) years, with one-
third of the positions being available for appointment each year.
Upon creation of this Commission, the Mayor shall name three
members for three-year appointments, two members for two-year
appointments, and two members for one-year appointments .
Thereafter, all Commission members shall serve full three--year
terms. All members shall continue to serve until their
successors shall have been appointed and qualified.
(c) The Mayor shall nominate persons to serve on the
Commission on Historic Preservation, and the appointment shall be
confirmed by the City Council. The Mayor, with a majority vote
of the City Council, may remove any member of the Commission for
failure or inability to attend meetings, or for other good cause
shown. A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled by
appointment and approval in like manner for the unexpired portion
of term.
(d) The appointed members of the Commission shall receive
no compensation, but shall receive reimbursement for cost
incurred with their service.
-2-
Section 2-448. Meetings. The Commission on Historic
Preservation ' shall hold a regular business meeting at least once
each quarter at such time and place as shall be established by
rule of the Commission. The Commission may hold such additional
business meetings as it shall, from time to time, deem necessary.
A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum.
Section 2-449 . Officers. The Commission on Historic
Preservation shall elect, at its first meeting in each fiscal
year, a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, and a Secretary-Treasurer.
Such officers shall be eligible to succeed themselves at the will
of the Commission.
Section 2-450. Powers and duties generally. The Commission
on Historic Preservation shall have the following powers and
duties:
( 1) Adopt rules and regulations consistent with the
law for the conduct of its business and
establishing its procedures .
( 2) To effect and accomplish the protection,
enhancement, perpetuation and use of districts,
sites, buildings, structures and objects which
reflect elements of the city's historic, cultural,
aesthetic and architectural heritage.
( 3) To safeguard the city's historic, cultural,
aesthetic and architectural heritage as embodied
and reflected in such districts, sites, buildings,
structures and objects; to enhance and stabilize
neighborhood property values; to encourage
neighborhood conservation; to foster civic pride
in the beauty and noble accomplishments of -the
past; to protect and enhance the city's attraction
to tourists and visitors and the support and
stimulus to business and industry thereby
provided; to strengthen the economy of the city.
(4 ) To promote the use of historic landmarks and
historic districts for the education, enjoyment
and welfare of the city; to determine whether a
building, structure, site, object or district has
historic, cultural, aesthetic or architectural
significance; and to promote the safety, health,
morals and general welfare of the city as a whole.
r
-3-
(5) Inspect any site, building or structure with the
permission of the property owner, which it has
reason to believe is or will be a historical site
and coordinate its activities with state or local
historical societies , the State of Missouri and
the federal government in order to prevent
duplication of effort .
(6 ) Compile and maintain a current register of all
sites, buildings and structures the Commission
determines to be historical sites with a
description of the site and the reason for the
inclusion of the site in the register.
(7 ) Explore means for the protection, retention and
preservation of any historical site including but
not limited to appropriate legislation and
financing, such as the establishment of a private
funding organization or individual, local, state
or federal assistance.
(8 ) Recommend standards for historical and aesthetic
zones and the establishment of such zones within
the city to the extent that the same may be
authorized by law.
( 9) To review applications to build, erect, construct,
alter, destroy, remove or in any way change the
external appearance of any public or private
structure designated as a landmark for historical
preservation, and to make a recommendation to the
Department of Planning and Code Enforcement and
the City Council.
Section 2-451. Annual Report. The Commission on Historic
Preservation shall make an annual report to the City Council
giving a full account of its business and its accomplishments.
Section 2-452. Finances. The City Council, acting for the
Commission, may receive federal and state grants for the work of
the Commission. The Commission also is empowered to accept and
use private contributions for the furtherance of its work.
Section 2-453. City Cooperation. The Commission may
request and shall receive the cooperation of City staff members,
to the extent reasonably possible, in providing it assistance for
the furtherance of its duties.
-4-
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after the date of its passage and approval.
Passed: Approved: �'0—2,2-
—
P e idi g Officer May
ATTEST:
City Merk