Covington, Kentucky Zoning Ordinance - The City of Covington

Article 13 Review and Decision-Making BodiesSection 13.03 Urban Design Review Boardcalling of special meetings by the Chairperson or by at least twomembers of the Urban Design Review Board. All meetings of theUrban Design Review Board must be open to the public and a publicrecord must be kept of the Urban Design Review Board’s resolutions,proceedings, and actions. The Urban Design Review Board must holdat least four meetings per year, scheduled at regular intervals in apublic place. The decisions of the Urban Design Review Board mustbe made in public with applicants notified of meetings and decisions.D. The Urban Design Review Board is empowered to issue a certificate ofappropriateness upon a majority vote of Urban Design Review Boardmembers present and voting. It may be signed by the historicpreservation specialist on behalf of the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson.E. The Urban Design Review Board must cause full minutes of itsmeetings to be kept, and upon approval by the Urban Design ReviewBoard, they must be filed with the Secretary who must make themavailable for public inspection and must file and maintain them in amanner similar to that provided for minutes of meetings.F. No member of the Urban Design Review Board may vote on anymatter that may affect the property, income, or business interests ofthat member. An Urban Design Review Board member is not allowedto participate in a discussion at an Urban Design Review Boardmeeting (either as a sitting member or as an applicant) about anyproperty in which they may have an interest.13.03.05 Duties and PowersA. The Urban Design Review Board must conduct a continuing survey ofhistorical and cultural resources according to State HistoricPreservation Office guidelines and must maintain an inventory ofthese resources in its jurisdiction for use by public agencies andprivate owners. The Urban Design Review Board must prepare a planfor the preservation of these resources for use in advising otherofficials and departments of local government.B. The Urban Design Review Board must make recommendations to theCity Commission for the designation of historic structures and areas.C. The Urban Design Review Board must make decisions on requests forCertificates of Appropriateness. The Urban Design Review Boardmust use guidelines in making decisions on these requests to alter,demolish, relocate, or add to a designated property, or to build a newstructure in designated historic areas. The guidelines may include theUnited States Secretary of the Interior's Standards for HistoricPreservation Projects.D. The Urban Design Review Board must advise and assist the federaland state governments and property owners and other persons andgroups interested in historic preservation. The Urban Design ReviewBoard must undertake educational programs that may include thepreparation of publications, the holding of meetings on preservationissues and the placing of historical markers.Covington, KentuckyZoning Ordinance Draft: 6/22/05Page 13-6