Legal Documents of Dandridge

The town is authorized to establish an historic planning commission to preserve, promote, and develop the town's historical resources and to advise the town on the designation of preservation districts, landmarks, and landmark sites and to perform such other functions as may be provided by law.

The commission shall consist of seven (7) members and which shall consist of a representative of a local patriotic or historical organization and an architect or engineer, if available; a person who is a member of the local planning commission at the time of his/her appointment; and the remainder shall be from the community in general.

All members of the commission are appointed by the mayor and shall serve for designated terms and may be re-appointed. All commission members shall have a demonstrated knowledge of or interest, competence, or expertise in historic preservation, to the extent available in the community. The town should appoint professional members from the primary historic preservation-related disciplines of architecture, history, architectural history, or archaeology or from secondary historic preservation-related disciplines such as urban planning, American studies, American civilization, cultural geography, cultural anthropology, interior design, law, and related fields. The mayor shall document a "good faith effort" to locate professionals to serve on the commission before appointing lay members. The commission shall also seek the advice, as needed, of professionals not serving on the board. (1995 Code, § 14-402)