(1)
- (a) A legislative body may designate a historic preservation authority.
- (b) A legislative body may not designate the legislative body or the municipality's governing body as a historic preservation authority.
- (2) In making administrative decisions on land use applications, a historic preservation authority shall apply the plain language of the land use regulations to a land use application.
- (3) If a land use regulation does not plainly restrict a land use application, the historic preservation authority shall interpret and apply the land use regulation to favor the land use application.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 15, 2025 Special Session 1