§ 8A-4. Historic Properties Commission established; powers and duties, organization.

(a) 

The Town of New Milford hereby establishes an Historic Properties Commission which shall hereafter perform all the functions of the Historic Properties Study Committee to promote the purposes as set forth in this chapter as shall be prescribed under the Connecticut General Statutes from time to time. The Historic Properties Study Committee is hereby terminated.

(b) 

The Commission shall have such powers, shall perform such functions and shall be subject to such limitations as shall from time to time be prescribed by the applicable Connecticut General Statutes, provided that no building, structure, object or site may be designated as an historic property pursuant to this chapter unless the person or persons holding greater than 50% of the record ownership interest in the proposed historic property assent to the designation in a notarized statement delivered to the Commission prior to the Commission's expenditure of funds in the preparation of its report on the proposed designation of the property, pursuant to Section 7-147q(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes. The person or persons submitting such notarized statements shall certify therein that they own greater than 50% of the record ownership interest in the property and assent to its designation as an historic property.

(c) 

The Commission shall adopt rules of procedure and regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of said statutes. Subject to appropriation, the Commission may employ clerical and technical assistants or consultants, recommend to the Town Council the acceptance of money gifts and expend the same for such purposes.

Ord. of 2-11-1993, § 4