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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 92-09 (SUBSTITUTE)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 85-106
AND AMENDING SCC ~ 2.30.225 TO REDEFINE THE ROLE OF THE
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION TO INCLUDE THE
DUTIES OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 85-106 designated the Seward Planning and Zoning
Commission as the local historic district commissionj and
WHEREAS, the city of Seward desires to achieve certified local government status
in order to qualify to apply for grant funds which are available to the city of Seward and
private individualsj and
WHEREAS, a historic preservation commission must be established, according to
Certified Local Government guidelines, in order for the city to qualify as a certified local
government for historic preservation purposesj and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission will, in addition to established duties,
undertake specified historic preservation duties including survey and inventory, review
of nominations to the National Register, preservation education and advice and
enforcement of local and state preservation lawsj
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA HEREBY ORDAINS
that:
Section 1. Resolution No. 85-106 is hereby rescinded.
Section 2. SCC ~ 2.30.225 is hereby amended to add the duties of the Historic
Preservation Commission as follows:
D. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall also act as the Historic
Preservation Commission. Roles and duties as the Historic Preservation
Commission are as follows.
1. Role of the Historic Preservation Commission.
a.
Seven members, with a demonstrated interest, competence, or
knowledge or historic preservation, shall be appointed to
terms of not less than three years.
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b.
To the extent available in the community, three commission
members shall be professionals, as defined in Appendix A of
36 CFR 61, from the disciplines of history, architecture or
architectural history and archaeology.
If commissioners are not professionals in the disciplines of
history, architecture or architectural history, and archaeology,
then consultants in these disciplines will be appointed as
consultants to the Historic Preservation Commission.
Consultant appointments are approved by the Historic
Preservation Commission and must be qualified under the
standards defined in Appendix A of 36 CFR 61.
c. The commission will meet at least twice each year and
conduct business in accordance with the Open Public
Meetings Laws of Alaska. This includes public notification of
the meeting place, time and agenda items.
d.
Written minutes of each commission meeting will be prepared
and made available for public inspection.
2. Commission Duties
b.
a. Survey and Inventory Community Historic Resources.
The historic preservation commission shall conduct or cause
to be conducted a survey of the historic, architectural, and
archaeological resources within the community. The survey
shall be compatible with the Alaska Heritage Resources
Survey and able to be readily integrated into statewide
comprehensive historic preservation planning and other
planning processes.
Location information on sites vulnerable to possible vandalism
shall be maintained and released on a need-to-know basis to
protect the site location from possible vandalism in accor-
dance with Section 3(a-c) of the Certified Local Government
regulations.
Review Proposed Nominations to the National Register of
Historic Places.
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The historic preservation commISSIOn shall review and
comment to the State Historic Preservation Officer on all
proposed National Register nominations for properties within
the boundaries of the community. When the historic preser-
vation commission considers a National Register nomination
which is normally evaluated by professionals in a specific
discipline and that discipline is not represented on the
commission, the commission will seek expertise in this area
before rendering its decision.
c.
Provide Advice and Information.
1. The historic preservation commission shall act in an
advisory role to other officials and departments of local
government regarding the identification and protection
of local historic and archaeological resources.
2.
The historic preservation commission shall work
toward the continuing education of citizens regarding
historic preservation and the committee's history.
d. Enforcement of State and Local Historic Preservation Laws.
The commission shall support the enforcement of the Alaska
Historic Preservation Act (AS 41.35).
e. Review and make recommendations about local projects.
When local projects might affect properties identified in the
local historic preservation inventory, the commission will
review and make recommendations on the local projects.
f. Develop a local historic plan.
A local historic plan will include provision for identification,
protection and interpretation of the area's significant resourc-
es. Such a plan is to be compatible with the Alaska Historic
Preservation Plan, and to produce information compatible
with and for the Alaska Heritage Resources Survey (AHRS).
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days following its enactment.
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City of Seward, Alaska
Ordinance No. 92-09
ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA this
27th day of April, 1992.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Donald W. Cripps, Mayor
Bencardino, Crane, Cripps, Krasnansky, Swartz & White
None
Dunham
None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Perkins Coie, Attorneys for the City of
Seward, Alaska
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Fred B. Arvidson
City Attorney
i da S.; Murphy,
City Clerk
(City Seal)
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Introduced By: Dunham/Krasnansky
Introduction Date: 04/13/92
Public Hearing &
Enactment Date: 04/27/92
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