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ORDINANCE #187 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEQUOT LAKES DOES ORDAIN: Section 1: Declaration of public policy and purposes. The Council of the City of Pequot Lakes does hereby declare as a matter of public policy that the cultural heritage and social well being of the City of Pequot Lakes will be enhanced by the implementation of the Municipal Heritage Preservation Act as it relates to the historic areas of interest of the City of Pequot Lakes and finds that it is in the public interest to provide a sense of community identity and to preserve those properties in the City of Pequot Lakes which represent and reflect elements of the state's cultural, social, economic, religious, political, architectural and aesthetic heritage. The purpose of this ordinance is to: A. Protect and enhance visual and aesthetic character, diversity and interest of the City of Pequot Lakes; B. Promote the use and preservation of historic sites and structures for the education and general welfare of the people of the City of Pequot Lakes; C. Recognize and safeguard properties both publicly and privately owned within the City be preserving sites and structures which reflect elements of the City's heritage; D. Regulate the construction of new buildings and structures to be compatible with the historic character and architecture of the City or historic district; E. Regulate the alteration and/or demolition of historically and architecturally significant sites and structures within the City of Pequot Lakes. Section 2: Definition As used herein"Heritage Preservation Site" shall mean any area, place, building, structures, lands, districts, or other objects which have been duly designated Heritage Preservation Sites pursuant to Section 6 of this Ordinance. Section 3: City of Pequot Lakes Heritage Preservation Commission Established. There is hereby created and established the City of Pequot Lakes Heritage Preservation Commission: A. Membership. The Commission shall consist offive members, and two reserve members, appointed by the Mayor, by and with the approval of the City Council. Members shall include at least two members of the Pequot Lakes Area Historical Society and one member of the Pequot Lakes Planning &Zoning Commission. The members must have a demonstrated interest and ability to understand, appreciate, and promote the purpose of the Commission. The City Clerk or his/her representative shall be an ex-officio member of the Commission. B. Term of Office. The members shall be appointed for a three year term except that initial appointments shall be staggered so that subsequent appointments shall not 1