<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 38-131. - Powers.</div>
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               The resources commission appointed or designated pursuant to this article shall be
               authorized to:
               
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                  (1)
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                  Recommend to the city or county governing board structures, sites, areas or objects
                  to be designated by ordinance as "historic properties."
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                  (2)
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                  Within budgetary limits acquire the fee or any lesser included interest to any such
                  historic properties, to hold, manage, restore and improve the same, and to exchange
                  and dispose of the same by sale, lease or otherwise subject to the rights of public
                  access and other covenants and in a manner that will conserve the property for the
                  purposes of this article.
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                  (3)
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                  Restore, preserve and operate such historic properties.
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                  (4)
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                  Recommend to the governing body that designation of any building, structure, site,
                  area or object as a historic property be revoked or removed.
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                  (5)
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                  Conduct an educational program on historic properties within its jurisdiction.
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                  (6)
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                  Cooperate with the state, federal and local governments in pursuance of the purposes
                  of this ordinance. The governing body or the commission when authorized by the governing
                  body may contract with the state, or the United States of America, or any agency of
                  either, or with any other organization provided the terms are not inconsistent with
                  state or federal law.
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                  (7)
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                  Enter, solely in performance of its official duties and only at reasonable times,
                  upon private lands for examination of survey thereof. However, no member, employee
                  or agent of the commission may enter any private building or structure without the
                  express consent of the owner or occupant thereof.
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                  (8)
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                  All meetings or hearings of the commission shall be open to the public, and reasonable
                  notice of the time and place thereof shall be given to the public in accordance with
                  G.S. 143-318.9 et seq., the open meetings statute.
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               (Ord. No. 18594, Â§ 3, 12-2-86)
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            <p class="refstatelaw0" block_type="hang"><b>State Law referenceâ€” </b>
               Similar provisions, G.S. 160D-942.
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