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AMBROSE,
FITZG ERALD
& CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83842
Telephone 888.4461
SECTION II: DEFINITIONS:
The following words and phrases when used in this Ordinance
shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
following meanings:
City. The City of Meridian.
Commission. The Historic Preservation Commission of the City
of Meridian.
Historic property. Any buildin
that is significant in the history,g' structure, area or site
culture of this community, the state,aorhturthecnationarchaeology or.
Historic preservation. The research
protection, restoration and rehabilitation documentation,
structures, objects, districts, areas, and sitesosignificantgin
the history, architecture, archaeology or culture of this state,
its communities or the nation.
SECTION III: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION:
(1) There is hereby created a Historic Preservation
Commission which shall consist of five members who shall be
appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the
Council.
(2) All members of the Commission shall have a demonstrated
interest, competence, or knowledge in history or historic
preservation. The Council shall endeavor to appoint at least two
(2) members with professional training or experience in the
disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history,
urban planning,
archaeology, engineering,law,
, or other historic
Preservation related disciplines.
(3) Initial appointments to the Commission shall be made as
follows: One (1) one-year term; two (2) two-year terms; two (2)
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
8 CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone 888-4461
three-year terms. All subsequent appointments shall be made for
three (3) year -terms. Commission members may be reappointed to
serve additional terms. Vacancies shall be filled in the same
manner as original appointments and the appointee shall serve for
the remainder of the unexpired term.
(4) The members of the Commission may be reimbursed by the
City for expenses incurred in connection with their duties.
SECTION IV: ORGANIZATION, OFFICERS, RULES, MEETINGS:
(1) The Commission shall have the power to make whatever
rules are necessary for the execution of its duties as set forth
in this Ordinance. Rules of procedure and bylaws adopted by the
Commission shall be available for public inspection.
(2) The Commission shall elect officers from among the
Commission members. The chairman shall preside at meetings of the
Commission. The vice chairman shall, in the absence of the
chairman, perform the duties of the chairman.
(3) All meetings of the Commission shall be open to the
public, and follow the requirements of Idaho's open meeting laws.
The Commission shall keep minutes and other appropriate written
records of its resolutions, proceedings, and actions.
(4) The Commission may recommend to the Council, within the
limits of its funding, the employment of or the contracting with
other parties for the services of technical experts or other
persons as it deems necessary to carry on the functions of the
Commission.
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
&CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone 888-4461
SECTION V: POWERS, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITES:
The Commission shall be advisory to the Council and shall be
authorized to:
(1) Conduct a survey of local historic properties.
(2) Recommend the acquisition of fee and lesser interests
in historic properties, including adjacent or associated lands,
by purchase, bequests, or donation.
(3) Recommend methods and procedures necessary to preserve,
restore, maintain and operate historic properties under the
ownership or control of the City.
(4) Recommend the lease, sale, other transfer or
disposition of historic properties subject to rights of public
access and other covenants and in a manner that will preserve the
property.
(5) Contract, with the approval of the Council, with the
state or federal government, or any agency of either, or with any
other organization.
(6) Cooperate with the federal, state, and local
governments in the pursuance of the objectives of historic
preservation.
(7) Make recommendations in the planning processes
undertaken by the county, the city, the state, or the federal
government and the agencies of these entities.
(8) Recommend ordinances and otherwise provide information
for the purpose of historic preservation in the City.
AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
&CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone888-4461
(9) Promote and conduct an educational and interpretive
program on historic preservation and historic properties in the
City.
(10) Commission members, employees or agents of the
Commission may enter private property, buildings, or structures
in the performance of its official duties only with the express
consent of the owner or occupant thereof.
(11) Review nominations of properties to the National
Register of Historic Places for properties within the City's
jurisdiction.
SECTION VI: SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS:
Under the provisions of Idaho Code 67-4612, the City of
Meridian may provide by ordinances, special conditions or
restrictions for the protection, enhancement and preservation of
historic properties.
SECTION VII: SEPARABILITY:
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase or
portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent
provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions hereof.
SECTION VIII: EFFECTIVE DATE:
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage, approval and publication according to law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this day of 0 G.v� r�
1986.
EST:
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AMBROSE,
FITZGERALD
&CROOKSTON
Attorneys and
Counselors
P.O. Box 427
Meridian, Idaho
83642
Telephone 888.4461
CITY OF MERIDIAN,
a municipal corporation of
the State of Idaho.
By:
Grant Kingsf0 d, M or
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ORDINANCE N0. 471
AN ORDINANCE 0'F THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Of
IDAHO, TO BE KNOWN AS TI"TLE 1; CHAPTER l5, "HISTORIC PRESERVATION
CODE"; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING 'FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION.,COMMISSION; PROVIDLNG FOR DUTIES AND
FUNDING FOR 7HE'SAID COMMISSION; PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE
SHALL BE IN FULL FORCE AND E~FfECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, APPROVAL,
AND PUBLICATION ACCORDING TO LAW.
WHEREAS, Chapter 46 of Title 67 of the Idaho Code empowers
cities to make provisions for the identification and preservation of
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historic sites;-arid,
WHEREAS, the City Cou~ncil~of the City of Meridian deems it in
the .best interest of the community to establish an~historic preservation
ordinance; ..
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED 8Y THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
CITY Of MERIDIAN THAT A NEW CHAPTER BE, AND THE SAME HEREBY IS,
ENACTED TO BE DESIGNATED AS TITLE 1, CHAPTER 15, THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION
CODE, OF THE ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN WHICH SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: PURPOSE;
The purpose of this ordinance is to promote the educational, cultural,
economic and general welfare of the public of the City of Meridian through
the °identification, evaluation, designation, and protection of those
buildings, sites, areas, structures, and objects which reflect significant
elements of the City's, the State's, and the Nation's historic, architectural,
archaeological, and cultural heritage.
SECTION T'I; DEFINITIONS:
The following words and phrases when used in this Ordinance
shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following
meanings;
° City. The City of Meridian.
Commission. The Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Meridian.
Historic property: Any building, structure, area or site that is
significant in the history, architecture, archaeology or culture of this
community, the state, or the nation.
Historic preservation. The research, documentation, protection,
restoration and rehabilitation of buildings,:~tructures., objects, districts,
areas, and sites significant in the history, architecture, archaeology or
culture of this state, its community or the nation.
' SECTION'III: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION:
(1) There is hereby created a Historic Preservation Commission which
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slial.l consist of five members who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the
advice and consent of the Council, .
(2) All members of the Commission. shall have a-clem~n:stra.ted;.inte,r,:est, ,:,
competence, or knowledge in history or historic preservation. The Council shall
endeavor to appoint at least two (2) members with professional training or
experience in the disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history,
urban planning, archaeology, engineering, law, or other historic preservation
related disciplines.
(3) Initial appointments to the Commission shall be made as follows':
One (1) one-year term; two (2) two-year terms; two (2) three-year terms. All
subsequent appointments shall be made for three (3) year-terms, Commission
members may be reappointed to serve additional terms. Vacancies shall be
filled in the same manner as original appointments and the appointee shall
serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(4) The members of the Commission may be reimbursed by the City for
expenses incurred in connection with their dutues.
SECTIOIV~IV: ORGANIZATION, OFFICERS, RULES, MEETINGS:
(T) The Commission shall have the power to make whatever rules are
necessary for the execution of its duties as set forth in this Ordinance.
Rules of procedure and bylaws adopted by the Commission shall be available for
,public inspection.
(2) The Commission shall elect officers from among the Commission members.
The chairman shall preside at meetings of the Commission, .The vice chairman shall,
in the absence of the chairman, perform the duties of the chairman,
(3) All meetings of the Commission slia1l be open to the public., and follow
the requirements of Idaho's open meeting laws, The Commission shall keep minutes
and other appropriate written records of its resolutions, proceedings, and actions,
(4). The Commission 'may recommend to the Council, within~~, the limits of its
funding, the employment of or the contracting with other parties for the services
of technical experts or other persons as' it .deems necessary to carry on the functions
of the Commission, °
" SECTION V: POWERS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Commission sPiall be.ad~isory to the Council .anal shall be authorized to:
(1) Conduct a survey of local historic properties,
(2) Recommend the acquisition of fee and lesser interests in historic
properties, including adjacent or associated lands, by purchase, bequests, or donation,
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(3) Recommend methods and procedures necessary to preserve,
restore, maintain and operate historic properties under the ownership
or control of the City.
(4) 'Recommend the lease, sale, other transfer or disposition
of 'hstor•i~c~ propert°ies`~'~s'ubject to rights of public access and other
covenants anal in a manner that will preserve the property.
(5) Contract, with the approval of the Council, with the
state or federal government, or any agency of either, or with any other
organization:
(6) Cooperate with the federal, state, and local governments
ih the pursuance of the objectives of historic preservation.
(7) Make recommendations in the planning processes under-
taken by the county, the city, the state:;; or the federal government
and the agencies of these entities.
(8) Recommend ordinances and otherwise provide information for
the purpose of historic preservation in the City.
(9) Promote and conduct an educational and interpretive program
on historic preservation and historic properties in the City.
(10) Commission members, employees or agents of the Commission
may enter private property, buildings, or structures in the performance
of its official duties only with the express consent of the owner or
occupant thereof.,.
(11)~ Review nominations of properties to the PJational Register
of Historic Places for properties within the City's jurisdiction.
SECTION VI: SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS:
Under the provisions of Idaho Code 67-4612, the City of Meridian
may provide by ordinances, special conditions or restrictions for the
protection, enhancement and preservation of historic properties.
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" SECTION VII: SEPARABILITY: .
' If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase or portion
of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by
- any court of competent jurisdiction; such•"portion shall be deemed a separate,
c '~~
distinct, and independent provision; and such holding shall not affect the
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validity of the remaining~.portions hereof. '
" SECTION VIIIs EFFECTIVE DATE:
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and .after its
passage, approval and publication according to law.
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PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 3rd DAY Of NOVEM6ER, 1986.
CITY 0'F MERIDIAN,
a municipal corporation of
the State of Idaho.
By•
Gra P, Kingsford, Mayor
ATTEST:
ORDINANCE N0. 472
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE '.TIME AND PLACE OF MEETINGS OF THE CITY
OF MERIDIAN BY REPEALING SECTION 1-704 OF THE REVISED AND COMPILED
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AND RE-ENACTING SAID SECTfiON TO
MAKE THE CHANGE IN DAY; AND PROVIDING. AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Meridian,
State of Idaho, have concluded that it, is. in the best interests of
said City to change the day of the. Council meetings and thus to re-
peal Section 1-704 of the Meridian Ordinances effective as set forth
hereinafter, and to re-enact said sec°t ion with the changed date..
NOW, THEREFORE,-BE ZT~ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR APJD CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, .IDAHO:
SECTION 1. .That Sec ion 1-704, TIME AND PLACE OF"MEETINGS,
of the City Council Ordinances, i. s: hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. That Section 1-704, TITHE AND ??LACE OF MEETING'S, is
hereby re-enacted and which shall read as follows:
1-704: TIME AND PLACE OF r'lEETINGS: The regular meetings of
the City Council s.ha11 be held at such place as may be designated
from time to time by the Mayor and City Council, on the first and
third Tuesday of each month at seven thirty o`clock (7:30)P.1~., of
said days. If the said first or third Tuesdays~~of any month. is a
holiday, the meeting shall be held the evening follgw~~.ng at the
sane hour.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE: The Ordinance shall be in full