[CC 1985 § 25-406; Ord. No. 762 § 2, 10-7-2002]
The Historic Preservation Commission
(SJHPC) shall consist of five (5) members, all of whom shall be appointed
by the Mayor and approved by the Council. In addition, a member of
the City Council and of the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be
appointed to serve as liaison. The Council and Zoning representatives
shall vote but shall not hold office. All Commission members must
have a demonstrated interest, competence or knowledge in historic
preservation. To the extent available in the community, the SJHPC
shall include professional members representing such disciplines as
architecture, architectural history, prehistoric and historic archaeology,
planning, urban design, cultural geography, cultural anthropology,
folklore, curation, conservation, landscape architecture, law, real
estate brokerage, banking, history or other fields related to historic
preservation, and residents of historic districts or potential historic
districts.
[CC 1985 § 25-407; Ord. No. 762 § 2, 10-7-2002]
The terms of office of the members
of the SJHPC shall be for three (3) years, excepting that the membership
of the first SJHPC appointed shall serve respectively for terms of
one (1) for one (1) year, two (2) for two (2) years, and two (2) for
three (3) years. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term
only. Action to fill vacancies shall be initiated within sixty (60)
days. The SJHPC shall hold at least four (4) meetings per year and
any member of the SJHPC who fails to attend at least fifty percent
(50%) of all meetings, regular and special, in any calendar year,
shall thereby automatically vacate the membership.
[CC 1985 § 25-408; Ord. No. 762 § 2, 10-7-2002]
A. Officers shall consist of a Chairman and
a Vice Chairman elected by the SJHPC who shall each serve a term of
one (1) year and shall be eligible for reelection; but no member shall
serve as Chairman for more than two (2) consecutive years. The Council
and Planning and Zoning Commission representatives shall not be eligible
for office. The Chairman shall preside over meetings. In the absence
of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman shall perform the duties of the
Chairman. If both are absent, those present shall elect a temporary
Chairman. The Secretary of the SJHPC shall be the City Clerk and he/she
shall:
1.
Take minutes of each SJHPC meeting;
2.
Be responsible for publication and
distribution of copies of the minutes, reports, and decisions to the
members of the SJHPC;
3.
Give notice as provided herein by
law for all public hearings conducted by the SJHPC;
4.
Advise the Mayor of vacancies on
the SJHPC and expiring terms of members; and
5.
Prepare to submit to the Council
a complete record of the proceedings before the SJHPC on any matter
requiring Council consideration.
[CC 1985 § 25-409; Ord. No. 762 § 2, 10-7-2002]
A quorum shall consist of three (3)
of the members. All decisions or actions of the SJHPC shall be made
by a majority vote of those members present and voting at any meeting
where a quorum exists. Meetings shall be held at regularly scheduled
times to be established by resolution of the SJHPC at the beginning
of each calendar year or at any time upon the call of the Chairman,
but no less than once each quarter. Public notice of all meetings
shall be posted in conformance with standard City policy and Section
610.020, RSMo. No member of the SJHPC shall vote on any matter that
may materially or apparently affects the property, income, or business
interest of that member. No action shall be taken by the SJHPC that
could in any manner deprive or restrict the owner of property in its
use, modification, maintenance, disposition, or demolition until such
owner shall first have had the opportunity to be heard at public meeting
of the SJHPC, as provided herein. The Chairman, and in his/her absence,
the Acting Chairman, may administer oaths and require the attendance
of witnesses. All meetings of the SJHPC shall be open to the public
except as allowed by State law. The SJHPC shall keep minutes of its
proceedings, showing the vote, indicating such fact, and shall keep
records of its examinations and other official actions, all of which
shall be immediately filed in the Office of the City Clerk and shall
be public record. All SJHPC rules of procedure, designation criteria,
design guidelines and forms shall be available to the public at the
office of the City Clerk.
[CC 1985 § 25-410; Ord. No. 762 § 2, 10-7-2002]
The City Council shall annually appropriate
funds, within the budget limitations, for the operation of the SJHPC.
The SJHPC may, with the consent of the City Council, apply for, receive,
or expend any Federal, State or private grant, grant-in-aid, gift
or bequest in furtherance of the general purposes of this Chapter.
[CC 1985 § 25-411; Ord. No. 762 § 2, 10-7-2002]
The members shall serve without compensation
but shall be reimbursed for expenses they incur while on Commission
business.
[CC 1985 § 25-412; Ord. No. 762 § 2, 10-7-2002]
A. The SJHPC shall have the following powers
and duties:
1.
To adopt its own bylaws and procedural
regulations, provided that such regulations are consistent with this
Chapter and the Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri;
2.
To conduct an ongoing survey for
the identification of historically, archaeologically and architecturally
significant properties, structures, sites and areas that exemplify
the cultural, social, economic, political, or architectural history
of the nation, State or City; and to maintain the research information
in an inventory accessible to the public (except for archaeological
site locations, which shall be restricted);
3.
To investigate, and recommend to
the Planning and Zoning Commission and to the City Council the adoption
of ordinances to designate the protection of properties or structures
having special cultural, historic, archaeological, community or architectural
value as "landmarks";
4.
To investigate and recommend to the
Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council the adoption of
ordinances to designate the protection of areas having special cultural,
historical, archaeological, community or architectural value as "historic
districts";
5.
To keep a register of all properties
and structures which have been designated as landmarks or historic
districts, including all information required for each designation;
6.
To confer recognition upon the owners
of landmarks and property or structures within historic districts
by means of certificates, plaques, or markers; and to make recommendations
for the design and implementation of specific markings of the streets
and routes leading from one landmark or historic district to another;
7.
To advise and assist owners of landmarks
and property or structures within historic districts on physical and
financial aspects of preservation, renovation, rehabilitation, and
reuse, and on procedures for inclusion on the National Register of
Historic Places;
8.
At the request of owners, to nominate
landmarks and historic districts to the City of St. James Historic
Register and to the National Register of Historic Places and to review
and comment on any nominations to the National Register of Historic
Places;
9.
To inform and educate the citizens
of the City of St. James concerning the historic, archaeological and
architectural heritage of the City through publication or sponsorship
of maps, newsletters, brochures, pamphlets, programs and seminars
by the City, the SJHPC, or other appropriate parties;
10.
To hold public hearings and to review
applications for construction, alteration, removal or demolition affecting
proposed or designated landmarks or structures within historic districts
and issue or deny certificates of appropriateness for such actions.
Applicants may be required to submit plans, drawings, elevations,
specifications, and other information as may be necessary to make
decisions;
11.
To hold public hearings on each proposed
nomination of a landmark and of a historic district and on the guidelines
developed for each nomination;
12.
To request the Building Inspector
to issue stop-work orders for any construction, alteration, removal
or demolition undertaken without a certificate of appropriateness
or to stop work that violates the conditions of a certificate;
13.
To review all applications for demolition
permits within the corporate limits of the City to determine impact
to significant cultural resources, including those not yet nominated
as landmarks or as contributing properties within an historic district;
14.
To consider applications for certificates
of economic hardship that would allow the performance of work for
which a certificate of appropriateness has been denied;
15.
To develop specific design guidelines
based on the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation
for the alteration, construction, or removal of landmarks or property
and structures within historic districts;
16.
To review proposed zoning amendments,
applications for special use permits, or applications for zoning variances
that affect proposed or designated landmarks or historic districts;
17.
To administer on behalf of the City
of St. James any property of historical significance or full or partial
interest in real property, including easements, that the City of St.
James may have or accept as a gift or otherwise, upon approval by
the City Council;
18.
To accept and administer on behalf
of the City of St. James, upon approval of the Council, such gifts,
grants, and money as may be appropriate for the purposes of this Chapter.
Such money may be expended for publishing maps and brochures or for
hiring staff persons or consultants or performing other functions
for the purpose of carrying out the duties and powers of the SJHPC
and the purposes of this Chapter;
19.
To call upon available City staff
members as well as other experts for technical advice;
20.
To retain such specialists or consultants
or to appoint such citizen advisory committees as may be required
from time to time;
21.
To testify before all boards and
commissions, including the Planning and Zoning Commission and the
Board of Adjustment, on any matter affecting historically, archaeologically,
culturally and architecturally significant property, structures, sites
and areas;
22.
To make recommendations to the City
Council concerning budgetary appropriations to further the general
purposes of this Chapter;
23.
To develop a preservation component
in the Master Plan of the City of St. James and to recommend it to
the Planning and Zoning Commission and to the City Council;
24.
To periodically review Chapter
405, Zoning Regulations, and to recommend to the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council any amendments appropriate for the protection and continued use of landmarks or property, sites and structures within historic districts; and
25.
To undertake any other action or
activity necessary or appropriate to the implementation of its powers
and duties or to implementation of the purpose of this Chapter.