Long Beach |
Municipal Code |
Title 2. ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL |
Chapter 2.63. CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION |
§ 2.63.030. Created—Members.
A.
A Cultural Heritage Commission is created by this Chapter whose purpose shall be to recognize, protect and promote the retention, maintenance and use of Landmarks and Landmark Districts in the City in accordance with this Chapter. Said Commission shall consist of seven (7) members who shall serve without compensation and who are residents of the City who have manifested a knowledge and interest in the preservation of the City's cultural heritage.
B.
Commission members shall be appointed from the disciplines of architecture, urban design, history, architectural history, urban planning, archeology or other historic preservation related disciplines, such as American studies, American civilization, cultural geography or cultural anthropology, to the extent that such professionals are available in the community. Commission membership shall also include lay members who have special interest or concern in, or who have demonstrated competence, experience or knowledge in historic preservation or related disciplines.
C.
The term of office and the number of terms of office of the members of the Commission shall be in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2.18, as the provisions of Chapter 2.18 are presently worded or hereafter amended.
( ORD-15-0038 § 1, 2015)