(a)The commission may do the following:
(1)Acquire by purchase, gift, grant, bequest, devise, or lease any
real or personal property needed for carrying out any of the
purposes of this commission. Title to or interest in any real
property acquired or held by the commission must be in the name
of the consolidated city for the use and benefit of the commission.
(2)Hold, use, sell, lease, rent, or otherwise dispose of any
property acquired for use in the carrying out of any of the
purposes of the commission at public or private sale and on terms
and conditions as the commission considers best, notwithstanding
any other law.
(3)Preserve and restore areas and structures of historic or
architectural significance.
(4)Conduct research and prepare a countywide comprehensive
survey and inventor
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(a) The commission may do the following:
(1) Acquire by purchase, gift, grant, bequest, devise, or lease any
real or personal property needed for carrying out any of the
purposes of this commission. Title to or interest in any real
property acquired or held by the commission must be in the name
of the consolidated city for the use and benefit of the commission.
(2) Hold, use, sell, lease, rent, or otherwise dispose of any
property acquired for use in the carrying out of any of the
purposes of the commission at public or private sale and on terms
and conditions as the commission considers best, notwithstanding
any other law.
(3) Preserve and restore areas and structures of historic or
architectural significance.
(4) Conduct research and prepare a countywide comprehensive
survey and inventory, and review and evaluate areas, structures,
and sites of historic importance in the county for use by planning
agencies and governmental officials.
(5) Identify by declaratory resolution areas, structures, and sites
in the county having historic or architectural significance, and
prepare historic preservation plans for them. The commission may
prepare proposed historic district zoning classifications, including
proposals for controlling the use and development of any historic
area or areas, including standards and restrictions regarding
permitted uses, and development, performance, and maintenance
standards for public and private structures and sites, and prepare
criteria and architectural standards of historical significance.
(6) Submit proposed historic preservation plans to the
metropolitan development commission for consideration for
adoption as a segment of the comprehensive plan of the county.
(7) After adoption of a historic preservation plan, assist in the
plan's administration and implementation, including the issuance
of permits and licenses, together with other governmental
agencies, and hear and determine applications for certificates of
appropriateness as provided in this chapter.
(8) Manage and operate historic structures and areas for any
purpose consistent with the applicable historic preservation plan,
authorize necessary agents and employees to convey or lease any
properties for any purpose or use to further the plan, and do all
necessary acts and things incidental to operations, management,
and leasing, including charging reasonable admission fees to any
of these properties.
(9) Assist other governmental agencies regarding historic
preservation, including the development of a state preservation
plan as the plan relates to the county, and work with other
governmental agencies in the development and carrying out of
plans to preserve, restore, and rehabilitate any historic area,
including the elimination of blight and deterioration, the
demolition and removal of unsafe, unhealthful structures, and the
repair and appropriate alteration of structures.
(10) Acquire any properties, structures, or sites for any purpose
of the commission by conveyance from the redevelopment
commission or from any other person or governmental agency,
upon such terms and conditions, and with or without
compensation, as may be agreed upon.
(11) Establish and maintain a register of historic properties in the
county.
(12) Make any recommendation and reports the commission
considers appropriate to the executive of the consolidated city,
metropolitan development commission, or other governmental
agency concerning historic preservation in the county.
(13) Prepare, publish, present, or distribute, with or without
charge, any information, reports, graphic or audiovisual
presentations, documents, or other materials relative to historic
preservation.
(14) Conduct, attend, or participate in any conferences,
presentations, seminars, or programs regarding historic
preservation.
(15) Encourage and promote historic preservation, particularly
preservation by private means, provide technical assistance to
local preservation or historical associations, individuals, or
groups, in accordance with the historic preservation plan, and
recognize excellence in historic preservation efforts by awarding
citations.
(16) Establish citizens advisory councils or special committees
regarding historic preservation.
(17) Prescribe the duties and qualifications of its administrator
and other staff in accordance with section 4 of this chapter.
(18) Contract with architects, engineers, attorneys, urban
planners, or any other consultants in connection with any purpose
of the commission, such as the conducting of a survey of historic
properties, preparation of proposed plans, ordinances, reports,
surveys, drawings, maps of historic areas, or any other project
provided in this chapter.
(19) Appoint a hearing officer (who may be a commission
member, a member of the staff, or any other person) to hear and
determine, on behalf of the commission, applications for
certificates of appropriateness.
(20) Prepare and submit an annual budget in the manner
prescribed by section 4 of this chapter.
(21) Participate, in conjunction with the consolidated city, in a
retirement system for commission employees.
(22) Accept or contract with the consolidated city or with other
persons for the furnishing of professional staff or any other
services, office facilities, equipment, and supplies to the extent
and for compensation as may be agreed upon, with or without
compensation, and to receive and expend any funds, grants, or
gifts for carrying out any function of the commission under this
chapter.
(23) Enter into and carry out contracts with federal or state
agencies, subject to the approval of the city executive, regarding
grants of financial or other assistance to the county, city, or
commission, accept and expend grant money or other assistance,
and enter into and carry out contracts with other persons or
governmental agencies for any purpose of the commission.
(24) Exercise the powers of a board of zoning appeals in a historic
area or historic zoning district, if authorized by a zoning
ordinance adopted under IC 36-7-4.
(25) Conduct public hearings required to be held by the
metropolitan development commission under the 600 series of IC 36-7-4 relative to territory included in a historic area or historic
zoning district, if designated by the metropolitan development
commission.
(b) The commission shall provide technical services and advice
about historic preservation to the consolidated city when necessary or
useful in connection with the planning, development, or redevelopment
of the county.
(c) This subsection applies to the sale or disposal of real property by
the commission. If the property is sold by acceptance of bids, a bid
submitted by a trust (as defined in IC 30-4-1-1(a)) must identify each:
(1) beneficiary of the trust; and
(2) settlor empowered to revoke or modify the trust.
As added by Acts 1982, P.L.77, SEC.6. Amended by
P.L.336-1989(ss), SEC.49; P.L.321-1995, SEC.6.