Historic Preservation Commission proposes housekeeping changes to bylaws, will return for recommendation
Commission staff proposed housekeeping revisions to bylaws to align language with the Unified Development Code, city ordinances and state law, reduce membership language to seven members, and clarify quorum and staff titles; the changes will return next month for a formal recommendation to the Board of Aldermen.
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Staff presented a package of housekeeping amendments to the Ocean Springs Historic Preservation Commission bylaws at the Aug. 13 meeting, saying the updates are intended to modernize language and align the bylaws with the Unified Development Code, city ordinances and applicable state law. The proposed edits would update the commission's stated purpose and authority and clarify that the commission is a recommending body while final approval for matters such as certificates of appropriateness rests with the Board of Aldermen.
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