In addition to the above, the HARB shall have
the following powers and duties:
A. To conduct a survey of buildings, structures, objects
and monuments for the purpose of determining those of historic and/or
architectural significance and pertinent facts about them; acting
in coordination with the Municipality of Norristown Planning Commission,
Zoning Hearing Board and the Norristown Preservation Society and to
maintain and periodically revise the detailed listings (resource inventories)
of historic resources and data about them, appropriately classified
with respect to national, state and local significance in accordance
or consistent with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's
"Cultural Resource Management in Pennsylvania: Guidelines for Historic
Resource Surveys."
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B. To propose, from time to time as deemed appropriate,
the establishment of additional historic districts and revisions to
existing historic districts.
C. To formulate recommendations concerning the establishment
of an appropriate system of markers for selected historic and/or architectural
sites and buildings, including proposals for the installation and
care of such historic markers.
D. To formulate recommendations concerning the preparation
and publication of maps, brochures and descriptive material about
the Municipality of Norristown historical and/or architectural sites
and buildings.
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E. To cooperate with, seek grants and advise the Municipality
of Norristown Municipality Council and the Municipality of Norristown
agencies in matters involving historically and/or architecturally
significant sites and buildings (such as appropriate land usage, parking
facilities and signs, as well as adherence to lot dimensional regulations
and minimum structural standards).
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F. To cooperate with and enlist assistance from the National
Park Service, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Preservation
Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and
other agencies, public and private, from time to time, concerned with
the preservation of historic sites and buildings.
G. To propose, when appropriate, that the Municipality
apply for inclusion within the Certified Local Government Program,
as administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
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H. Advise the Municipality, when appropriate, on strategies for protected dispersed historic resources, such as the Municipal Planning Code Zoning provision, Article
VI, Sections 604 and 605.
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I. To advise owners of historic buildings regarding rehabilitation,
repairs, maintenance methods and technologies, adaptive use, economic
and tax incentives and other historic preservation strategies.
J. To promote public interest in the purpose of this
chapter by carrying on educational and public relations programs.