There shall be a Design Review and Historic Preservation Board
which shall consist of seven members. The Town Board shall appoint
the members of the Design Review and Historic Preservation Board and
shall annually designate a Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board.
All members of the Design Review and Historic Preservation Board
shall be residents of the Town and shall be deemed qualified by reason
of training, experience or civic interest and by reason of sound judgment
to determine the effects of an application upon the desirability,
property values and development of surrounding areas. Up to three
members of such Board shall be registered architects in the state,
one of whom must possess demonstrated experience with historic architecture,
and at least two members of such Board shall be deemed qualified by
reason of training, experience or civic interest and shall have a
known interest in historic preservation and architectural development
within the Town.
A.
Members of the Design Review and Historic Preservation Board shall
serve for seven-year terms, except that the initial Board shall be
appointed so that there is one member serving a term of one, two,
three, four, five, six and seven years, respectively.
B.
The Town Board shall have the power to remove any member of the Board
for cause and after public hearing.
C.
If a vacancy shall occur in the Board other than by expiration of
term, it shall be filled by the Town Board for the unexpired term.
A.
The Design Review and Historic Preservation Board shall have powers
and duties as follows:
(3)
Approval or denial of applications for certificates of appropriateness, pursuant to Article XXX of this chapter.
(4)
Such other powers and duties as are granted to it or imposed
on it by this chapter.
(5)
Seeking the advice of professional consultants, subject to Town
Board approval.
(6)
Promulgation of rules and regulations as necessary for the conduct
of its business.
(7)
Adoption of criteria for the identification of significant historic,
architectural and cultural landmarks.
(8)
Conducting surveys of potentially significant historic, architectural
and cultural structures within the Town, in order to update the Town's
list of inventoried structures. Such survey activity and inventoried
structures update shall include a five-year reassessment of previously
inventoried structures to assess any changes in physical integrity
and the evaluation of potentially eligible structures that have reached
50 years of age and have not been previously surveyed and/or included
on the Town's list of inventoried structures. The results of each
such survey shall be submitted to the Town Board for potential amendment
to the Town's list of inventoried structures and shall include, at
a minimum, representative photographs of structures the Board finds
to be appropriate for inclusion in the Town's inventoried structures
list, together with statements as to the relevant background and the
distinguishing character-defining features of each such structure.
(9)
Making recommendations to the Town Board concerning the acquisition
of facade easements or other interests in real property as necessary
to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(10)
Increasing public awareness of the value of historic, cultural
and architectural preservation by developing and participating in
public education programs.
(11)
Making recommendations to the Town Board concerning the utilization
of state, federal or private funds to promote the preservation of
historic landmarks within the Town.
(12)
Recommending to the Town Board acquisition of a landmark structure
by the Town where its preservation is essential to the purposes of
this act and where private preservation is not feasible.
B.
The Board may adopt, after a public hearing, such rules, regulations
and forms as it may deem necessary for the proper and efficient discharge
of its duties, so long as such rules, regulations and forms do not
conflict with state law. Such rules, regulations and forms are subject
to the approval of the Town Board.
Upon request of the Planning Board, the Design Review and Historic
Preservation Board shall consult with and advise the Planning Board
with respect to any site plan or subdivision plan on which it is required
to pass under the provisions of law or of this chapter.
The Design Review and Historic Preservation Board shall keep
minutes of its proceedings showing the vote of each member upon every
question, or if absent or failing to vote, indicate such fact, and
shall also keep records of its examinations and other official actions.
