2-7.01 Special powers and duties

Sec. 2-7.01. Special powers and duties.

This section was recently amended by Ordinance 3669, codified in October 2023.

The Historic Preservation Commission shall be empowered to:

a.Increase awareness of the City’s rich cultural heritage and to protect and preserve historic structures, sites, and features.

b.Act on all matters pertaining to promotion, restoration, and protection of City of Monterey historic buildings, sites, artifacts and related items, in accord with City ordinances or instruction from the City Council.

c.Adopt minimum submittal requirements for administering historic preservation review.

d.Meet, confer, and make recommendations upon any matter referred and may make recommendations on its own accord regarding the promotion, restoration, and protection of historical matters within the City.

e.Perform the responsibilities required by the multijurisdictional Certified Local Government Program (CLG), as may be amended. (Ord. 3669 § 6, 2023; Ord. 3646 § 6, 2022; Ord. 3599 § 7, 2019. Formerly 2-6.01)