4-1-3. Duties of the Tooele County Historical Preservation Commission.

It shall be the duty of the Commission to:

(1) Survey and Inventory Community Historic Resources. The Historic Preservation Commission shall conduct or cause to be conducted a survey of historic, architectural and archeological resources within Tooele County. The survey shall be compatible with the Utah inventory of historic and archeological sites. Survey and inventory documents shall be maintained and open to the public. The survey will be updated at least every 10 years.

(2) Review Proposed Nominations to the National Register of Historic Places. The Historic Preservation Commission shall review and comment to the State Historic Preservation Officer on all proposed National Register nominations for the properties within the boundaries of Tooele County. When the Historic Preservation Commission considers a National Register nomination which is normally evaluated by professionals in a specific discipline and that discipline is not represented on the Commission, the Commission will seek expertise in this area before rendering its decision.

(3) Provide Advice and Information.

(a) The Historic Preservation Commission shall act in an advisory role to other officials and departments of Tooele County regarding the identification and protection of local historic and archeological resources.

(b) The Historic Preservation Commission shall work toward the continuing education of citizens regarding historic preservation and Tooele County's history.

(4) Enforcement of State Historic Preservation Laws. The Commission shall support the enforcement of all State laws relating to historic preservation. These include, but are not limited to the following Utah Code Sections: Utah Code Annotated §11-18-2, "The Historic District Act;"; Utah Code Annotated §63-18-25, 27 and 30 regarding the protection of Utah antiquities; and Utah Code Annotated §63-18-37 regarding notification of the State Historic Preservation Office of any known proposed action which would destroy or affect a site, building or object owned by the State of Utah and included on or eligible for the State or national registers. (Ord. 95-19, 9/12/95; Ord. 92-5, 9/1/92)