January 2018 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION • OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, INDIANA BY-LAWS Amended and adopted February 19, 2018 ARTICLE 1. NAME; ESTABLISHMENT; MISSION Section 1. Name. This organization shall be known as the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County, Indiana (the "Commission"). Section 2. Establishment. By virtue of the City of South Bend's Ordinance No. 5565-73 adopted on September 10, 1973, and St. Joseph County's Ordinance No. 154-73 adopted on May 14, 1973, the Commission was established as a joint board for purposes of historic preservation in the City and the County. The Commission has been perpetuated and operates pursuant to Article 13 of Chapter 21 of the South Bend Municipal Code, as may be amended from time to time (the "City Ordinance"), Title XV, Chapter 154, §§ 154.245-154.263 of the St. Joseph County Code of Ordinances, as may be amended from time to time (the "County Ordinance"), and the terms of the Interlocal Agreement between the County and the City dated December 12, 2017, as the same may • be amended from time to time (the "Interlocal Agreement"). Section 3. Mission. The Commission's mission is to identify architecturally or historically significant buildings, structures, sites, and objects in the City and the County and to promote the protection and preservation of the same in a manner that enhances both human and economic welfare and that accommodates development and redevelopment in the City and the County. ARTICLE 2. MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Membership; Vacancies, Absences. The Commission shall consist of nine (9) members as set out and provided for by the City Ordinance, the County Ordinance, and the Interlocal Agreement. Vacancies on the Commission and absences of a member of the Commission will be addressed in accordance with the terms of the City Ordinance, the County Ordinance, and the Interlocal Agreement. Section 2. Codes of Ethics. All members of the Commission are subject to the City of South Bend Ethics Code of January 1, 2012, as amended from time to time (the "City Ethics Code"). In addition, the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions Code of Ethics in the form set forth below (the "NAPC Code") is adopted to govern the