The preservation, protection, enhancement, perpetuation and use of places, sites, buildings and structures having a special character or special historical, cultural or aesthetic interest or value, including appropriate and reasonable control of the appearance of private property within public view within the Village, is determined by the Board of Trustees to foster stability within the community, an appreciation of heritage and furtherance of education and is hereby deemed to be in the best interests of public welfare.
The Landmarks Preservation Commission shall consist of the members of the Design Review Board.
The Commission shall have the authority to conduct studies and surveys; to identify sites and structures as having a special character or special historical, cultural or aesthetic interest or value within the Village; to retain, with the consent of the Board of Trustees where the expenditure of funds is required, consultants, technical experts, engineers, architects, historians and the like; and to make recommendations to the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees when designating a site or structure as having a special character or special historical, cultural or aesthetic interest or value may, at the request of any person or on its own motion, recommend in an advisory capacity to the Nassau County Board of Assessors that the assessment of the affected property for general tax purposes be frozen at present levels or reduced prospectively and consider similar relief for Village tax purposes.
Nothing herein contained shall limit action by the appropriate authority in the case of an unsafe building or one that is dangerous to the life, health or property of any person.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Art.
I of the Code of the Incorporated Village of Plandome Manor.