Ordinance 19-2013 Landmarks Preservation ORDINANCE NO. 19-2013
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
OF PALM BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE TOWN CODE OF ORDINANCES AT
CHAPTER 54, HISTORICAL PRESERVATION; ARTICLE II,
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION; SECTION 54-36, TO
PROVIDE THAT IN THE EVENT THERE ARE, IN THE
DISCRETION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, NO BONA FIDE
APPLICANTS TO FILL THE POSITIONS OF REGISTERED
ARCHITECTS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, THE TOWN
MAY SOLICIT AND APPOINT ARCHITECTS REGISTERED
OUTSIDE THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO FILL ONE OF THE
ARCHITECT SEATS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PALM
BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Code of Ordinances of the Town of Palm Beach is hereby
amended at Chapter 54 Historical Preservation; Article II, Landmarks Preservation
Commission; Section 54-36, to read as follows:
"Sec. 54-36. Created; appointment; qualifications; terms;
compensation; filling vacancies; reappointment.
(a) A landmarks preservation commission is created consisting
of seven members. At least two members, but not more than three
members, of such commission shall be registered architects in the state.
In the event there are, in the discretion of the town council, no bona fide
applicants who are registered architects in the State of Florida, the town
may solicit and appoint architects registered outside the State of Florida to
fill one of the architect seats. A majority of the members shall have, to the
highest extent practicable, a special knowledge of and a known interest in
landmarks preservation. Each member shall be a registered voter in the
town, however, one member may be a non-resident of the town in the
event it is determined by the town council that said individual has a special
expertise in historic landmarks preservation. Each member other than the
individual, if any, appointed by the town council as an expert, shall be a
registered voter in the town. The members shall serve staggered terms of
three years, and each will serve without compensation, except in the event
of the appointment of an outside expert who will serve a term of only one
year, but who may be reappointed by the town council on an annual basis.
Each member shall serve without compensation. The town council shall
appoint the members. If a vacancy shall occur otherwise than by the
expiration of a term, it shall be filled by the town council for the unexpired
term.
(b) A member shall not be appointed for more than two
consecutive three-year terms but shall be eligible for reappointment upon
the lapse of nine months after the expiration of the member's second
consecutive three-year term."
Section 2. Severability.
If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can 1
be given effect without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the
provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared severable.
Section 3. Repeal of Ordinances in Conflict.
All other ordinances of the Town of Palm Beach, Florida, or parts thereof which
conflict with this or any part of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Codification.
This Ordinance shall be codified and made a part of the official Code of
Ordinances of the Town of Palm Beach.
Section 5. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval, as
provided by law. !,
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PASSED AND ADOPTED in a regular, adjourned session of the Town Council of
the Town of Palm Beach on first reading this 10th day of September 2013, and for
second and final reading on this 8th day of October, 2013.
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