All applicable provisions of Section 14-16-6-4 (General Procedures) apply unless specifically modified by the provisions of this Subsection 14-16-6-7(C).
This Subsection 14-16-6-7(C) applies to all applications to do the following:
6-7(C)(2)(d) The LC shall adopt specific design standards and guidelines for the HPO zone or City landmark within 60 calendar days following City Council adoption pursuant to Subsection 14-16-6-6(E) (Historic Design Standards and Guidelines). Any amendments to such standards and guidelines shall be reviewed pursuant to the same procedure.
An application for adoption or amendment of an HPO zone boundary shall be approved if the area contains a significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites, buildings, structures, or objects united by past events or united aesthetically by plan or physical development. An HPO zone may also comprise individual elements separated geographically but linked by association or history, provided that any of the following criteria is met:
1. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction.
2. Portrays the environment of a group of people in an era of history characterized by a distinctive architectural type.
3. Has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in history or prehistory.
4. Possesses high artistic values.
5. Has a relationship to designated landmarks or HPO zone that makes the area's preservation critical.
An application to terminate an HPO zone shall be approved if the criteria used in the designation of that HPO zone are no longer met due to changing conditions in the HPO zone.
An application for designation of a landmark site or structure shall be approved if it is of particular historical, architectural, cultural, or archaeological significance and meets any of the following criteria:
1. It is the site of a significant historic event.
2. It is identified with a person who significantly contributed to the history of the city, State, or nation.
3. It portrays the environment of a group of people in an era of history characterized by a distinctive architectural style.
4. It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction.
5. It possesses high architectural value.
6. It represents the work of an architect, designer, or master builder whose individual work has influenced the development of the city.
7. It embodies elements of architectural design, detail, materials, or craftsmanship which represent a significant architectural innovation.
8. Its preservation is critical because of its relationship to already-designated landmarks or other real property which is simultaneously proposed as a landmark.
9. It has yielded or is very likely to yield information important in history or prehistory.
10. It is included in the National Register of Historic Places or the New Mexico Cultural Properties Register.
An application to terminate the landmark designation of a site or structure shall be approved if that site or structure no longer meets the criteria used in the designation.