HomeMy WebLinkAbout00-381.docAUGUST 22, 2000 SEPTEMBER 13, 2000
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00-354 00-381
ORDINANCE
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PURPOSE:
INITIATED BY:
LOST LAID OVER WITHDRAWN
AMEND LANDMARK COMMISSION FUNCTIONS
LANDMARKS COMMISSION
A GENERAL ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF OSHKOSH REPEALING AND
RECREATING SECTION 2-48(B) OF THE OSHKOSH MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING
TO THE DUTIES, PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE LANDMARKS COMMISSION
The Common Council of the City of Oshkosh does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That Section 2-48(B) of the Oshkosh Municipal Code pertaining to the
Landmarks Commission is hereby repealed and recreated to read as follows:
(B) Duties, Purposes and Functions
The Landmarks Commission:
(1) shall recommend to the City Council those historic sites, structures, and districts which
are of sufficient significance to be classified as landmarks and the criteria under which
these were developed.
(2) may receive and expend funds for the benefit of protecting, supporting or promoting the
City's historic, architectural and cultural heritage.
(3) shall report to the Oshkosh City Council as requested to review its work program and
expenditures.
(4)
shall foster the protection, enhancement, and perpetuation of historic improvements and
of districts which represent or reflect elements of the City's cultural, social, economic,
political and architectural history.
(5) shall safeguard and foster civic pride in the City's historic and cultural heritage as
embodied and reflected in landmarks and historic districts.
(6) shall cooperate with the City administration to provide information on historic resources
to be used to meet requirements of the State of Wisconsin "smart growth law."
(7) shall implement and regulate the provision of Article 18, of Chapter 30 of this Code,
Historic Preservation.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and publication.