§ 38-145. Local historic preservation program for municipalities.

(a)

Minimum components. The board of county commissioners encourages all municipalities within the county to embrace the importance of historic preservation public policy as adopted in this article and will assist and support the municipalities as they develop their local preservation program. The board of county commissioners strongly encourages each municipality to adopt a local historic preservation program with the following minimum components:

(1)

Survey and identify historic resources (defined to include historic buildings, structures and objects, historic districts and archaeological sites) within its boundaries in accordance with the standards established by the National Park Service for the National Register of Historic Places. Historic resource surveys should be an ongoing systematic process with the goal to ultimately survey all historic areas within the municipality's boundaries.

(2)

Protect the historic resources within its municipal boundaries through local regulations. The municipality is encouraged to develop its historic preservation program in compliance with the certified local government program established by the National Park Service.

(3)

Integrate the goals of historic preservation and all historic resources into its planning processes, including the comprehensive plan and all of its elements, neighborhood/sector plans and any other applicable plans that govern the future development in the municipality. The municipality shall evaluate the development of criteria for the review of land use plan amendments, rezoning applications and site plan applications in relation to their impact on historic resources.

(4)

Demonstrate leadership through protecting and preserving the historic resources owned or leased by the municipality.

(5)

Demonstrate leadership through protecting and preserving the historic resources owned or leased by the municipality.

(6)

Develop and implement regulatory and financial incentives to encourage private property stewardship of historic resources.

(7)

Municipalities who have adopted a local preservation program composed with these minimum components (subsections (1)—(5) above) shall be given priority in technical assistance, educational opportunities, financial incentives and other preservation resources offered by the county.

(b)

Optional components. The following elements are optional components of a historic preservation program and the board strongly encourages the municipalities to additionally incorporate these components into its local preservation program:

(1)

The municipality is encouraged to develop diverse educational programs to inform historic property owners, citizens and the development community about the municipality's preservation program and the importance of historic preservation.

(2)

The municipality is encouraged to publish information about historic resources and make this information accessible to the public.

(3)

The municipality is encouraged to implement other preservation programs and projects that reflect its community character.

(Ord. No. 08-11, § 5, 2-19-08)