Sec. 654.122. - Design standards: historic and archaeological sites.

In consultation with the Florida Division of Historical Resources, the City shall maintain and update a list of all recorded historic resources within its boundaries. For the purposes of this listing a historic resource includes all areas, districts or sites containing properties listed on the Florida Master Site File, the National Register of Historic Places or designated as historically, architecturally or archaeologically significant. In addition to the site listing, the City will maintain and update a U.S.G.S. series of topographic maps upon which recorded archaeological sites are shown, as well as archaeological sensitivity zones to indicate the probability of archaeological sites. (a) All proposed subdivisions of land that have recorded historic resources shall be reviewed by the Department to determine significance and to identify appropriate measures to avoid, minimize or mitigate impact to the affected historic resources. Such measures may include, but are not to be limited to, clustering, concentration of open spaces and professional archaeological testing or excavation. (b) If any historic resource is discovered during the development process, the developer shall permit no development as defined under F.S. § 380.04 to occur within a minimum of 100-foot radius of the site until the Department, in consultation with the Florida Division of Historical Resources, has evaluated the significance of the site and determined appropriate protective measures. If the Department does not complete an evaluation within 45 days, the development can proceed as ordered. (c) Human burials—to knowingly disturb human remains is a third degree felony in the State of Florida, pursuant to F.S. Ch. 872 (Offenses Concerning Dead Bodies and Graves). The law includes prehistoric, as well as historic period internment, aboriginal burial mounds or cemeteries, as well as historic period cemeteries. Procedures for dealing with human remains shall be carried out according to the above-referenced statute, which is coordinated by the Florida Division of Historical Resources. (d) All archaeological survey work performed to identify and evaluate archaeological resources, or to excavate significant archaeological sites for which preservation in place is not possible, shall be conducted under the supervision of a professional archaeologist. (Ord. 91-58-147, § 1; Ord. 2013-185-E, § 6)