§ 4. Historic Conservation Board.

There is hereby established a historic conservation board. The board shall have the duties and powers imposed by ordinance and this code. The board shall advise the city planning commission and the council on the designation of the city's historic assets and historic districts, and the acquisition or disposition by the city of historic easements or other interests in historically significant buildings; shall recommend guidelines concerning the conservation of the city's historic assets and historic districts, which guidelines shall suggest what alterations and demolitions, including new construction, may be appropriate for historic assets and historic districts; shall consider applications for certificates of appropriateness when required by ordinance; shall suggest ways by which historic assets and historic districts can be redeveloped in a manner that is compatible with new development; shall suggest desirable public and private improvements to historic assets and historic districts; and shall establish and direct the administration of a program for the acquisition of such easements and interests and for the continued compliance with the terms of the easement agreements.

The historic conservation board shall consist of seven members as follows:

(i)

One professional historic preservationist;

(ii)

One professional historian;

(iii)

Two architects registered in the State of Ohio, or one architect registered in the State of Ohio and one urban design professional;

(iv)

One attorney licensed in the State of Ohio;

(v)

One person engaged in the real estate, development or construction industry; and

(vi)

One economist, accounting or financial professional.

Members shall serve for three-year terms.

(Ordained by Emer. Ord. No. 044-2015, § 16, eff. July 1, 2015)