Planning & Zoning - Historic Preservation Commission Members

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Planning & Zoning

Historic Preservation Commission Members

Legal Authority: Title Seven, Chapter 4 of the Augusta-Richmond County Code.

Membership

Twelve (12) members. Ten (10) appointed by the Augusta Commission from Commission districts, and two (2) appointed by the Richmond County Legislative Delegation.

Qualifications

To the extent available, at least five (5) members must be professionals from the fields of architecture, history, architectural history, planning, archaeology, historic preservation or related disciplines. The remaining members may be nonprofessionals with special interest, experience, or education in regional history, historic architecture, or historic preservation.

Meetings

The Historic Preservation Commission regular meeting is the fourth Thursday of each month, except that in November and December the meeting date is the third Thursday of the month. The meeting is at 5:30 P.M. in Room 802 of the Augusta-Richmond County Municipal Building, 530 Greene Street, Augusta, Georgia.

Responsibilities

The Historic Preservation Commission is authorized to:

Prepare and maintain an inventory of historic properties in Augusta-Richmond County;
Recommend the designation of local historic properties and districts to the Augusta Commission;
Review applications for Certificates of Appropriateness involving a change in the exterior architectural or environmental features of a designated historic property or a property located in a designated historic district;
Recommend to the Augusta Commission that the designation of a local historic property or district be revoked;
Restore or preserve any historic properties owned by Augusta-Richmond County as authorized by the Augusta Commission;
Promote the acquisition of façade easements and conservation easements;
Conduct educational programs on local historic properties and on general historic preservation activities;
Conduct studies of historic preservation matters, including consultation with historic preservation experts, as deemed necessary;
Seek out local, state, federal and private funds for historic preservation, and make recommendations to the Augusta Commission concerning the most appropriate use of any funds acquired;
Submit to the Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, a list of historic properties and districts designated;
Perform historic preservation activities as the official representative of the Augusta-Richmond County historic preservation program;
Employ and compensate persons, as authorized by the Augusta Commission, to carry out responsibilities of the Historic Preservation Commission;
Elect from among its members, a member or members to carry out responsibilities of the Commission;
Receive donations, grants, funds or gifts of historic property and acquire and sell historic properties on behalf of the Augusta Commission;
Review and make comments on nominations of historic properties or districts to the National Register of Historic Places and Georgia Register of Historic Places;
Participate in private, state and federal historic preservation programs;
Advise the Augusta-Richmond County Fire Department on the utilization of alternative concepts for historic properties pursuant to O.C.G.A. Sec. 8-2-2—through 8-2-222 and O.C.G.A. Sec. 25-2-13, where these code sections have been made applicable to historic properties in Augusta-Richmond County;
Issue citations for violations of the historic preservation ordinance;
Petition the appropriate court to enjoin actions in violation of the historic preservation ordinance; and
Institute any other appropriate action to enforce compliance with the terms of the historic preservation ordinance.