2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 25:743 — Additional commission powers

§743.  Additional commission powers

Any historic district that may be created or established under the provisions of this Act may be empowered by the governing body to perform the following:

Make periodic reports to the governing body; provide information to property owners and others involving the preservation of the district; suggest pertinent legislation; initiate planning and zoning proposals; cooperate with other regulatory agencies and civic organizations and groups interested in historic preservation; review all applications for zoning variances and conditional uses where they affect the historic districts; render advice with reference to sidewalk construction and repair, tree planting, street improvements, and also the renovation, restoration or construction of public buildings; furnish information and assistance in connection with any capital improvement program involving the historic area; consult with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and other expert groups; administer such financial mechanisms as the local governing body may establish for the welfare of the governmental unit within an historic district.  

Acts 1970, No. 147, §13.  Amended by Acts 1975, No. 804, §13.