Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 14
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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objects that have been designated as landmarks J. To inform and educate the citizens of Portland
or districts, including all information required concerning the cultural, historic, architectural,
as part of each designation. and archeological heritage of the city by
E. Upon request, to advise and assist owners of publishing appropriate maps, newsletters,
landmarks and property, sites, structures, or brochures, and pamphlets and by sponsoring
objects within districts on physical and financial programs and seminars.
aspects of preservation, renovation, K. To hold meetings and public hearings to review
rehabilitation, and reuse and for procedures for applications for Certificates of Appropriateness
inclusion on other registers of significant areas, affecting proposed or designated landmarks
sites, structures, and objects, including the and districts and to recommend approval or
National Register of Historic Places. disapproval of Certificates of Appropriateness.
F. To recommend to the Planning Board the L. To provide testimony to the Board of Appeals
nomination of areas, sites, structures, and in connection with any application for a
objects to the National Register of Historic Certificate of Economic Hardship.
Places or to any State of Maine Register of M. To develop design guidelines affecting
Historic Places that may be established. landmarks or districts for review and approval
G. To participate in the Certified Local by the Planning Board.
Government Program of the National Historic N. To advise the Planning Board as to
Preservation Act Amendments of 1980 and the recommendations on any preservation or
Maine Historic Preservation Commission, and conservation easements that the City of
carry out any responsibilities delegated to it Portland may have or be offered as a gift or
under that program, including review and otherwise.
comment on any National Register nominations O. To advise the Planning Board as to the
submitted to the Historic Preservation Board. administration of such gifts, grants, and money
H. To seek funding for which the City of Portland as may be appropriated for the purposes of this
is eligible through the Certified Local article upon authorization and approval by the
Government Program to assist in local City Council.
preservation projects, including projects P. To provide comment, as appropriate, to the
undertaken by local non-profit organizations. Planning Board and/or City Council on matters
I. To, upon request by the City Council, pertaining to historic preservation in Portland.
participate in any review of federal actions or Q. To confer recognition upon the owners of
undertakings pursuant to Section 106 of the landmarks or properties, sites, structures, or
National Historic Preservation Act, attend objects within districts by means of certificates,
informational and educational programs plaques, or markers.
sponsored by the Maine Historic Preservation R. To assist the Planning Board in the
Commission, and prepare an annual report of development of a preservation component in
the activities of the Historic Preservation the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Portland.
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