Historic districts authorized. Definitions.

(b) Any municipality may, by vote of its legislative body and in conformance with the standards and criteria formulated by the Department of Economic and Community Development, establish within its confines an historic district or districts to promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the public through the preservation and protection of the distinctive characteristics of buildings and places associated with the history of or indicative of a period or style of architecture of the municipality, of the state or of the nation. (c) The legislative body of any municipality may make appropriations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this part. Cited. 153 C. 160; 171 C. 199; 189 C. 727; 196 C. 596. Subsec. (a): Includes objects embedded in the earth, such as posts, stakes and foundations connected to objects rising above the surface and very heavy objects “affixed” to the ground by gravity, but not isolated objects that rest lightly on the surface of the ground that can easily be moved. 282 C. 672.