(a) When a proposal to nominate an individual property as a landmark is received or initiated by the Commission, the Commission shall consider the proposal in terms of the criteria defined in Section 1309.02 and make a preliminary recommendation.
(1) If the Commission recommends to proceed with the nomination, the property owner will be notified by certified mail. The property owner will then have 30 days to provide written comments and/or objections to his property’s nomination.
(2) After the 30 day comment period, at the Commission’s next regularly scheduled meeting, the Commission will make a final recommendation.
A. If the nomination has no comments and/or objections, the Commission may recommend to formally designate the property.
B. If there are objections to the nomination, the Commission may recommend to rescind the nomination, table the nomination, or schedule a hearing for its next meeting to reconsider the nomination. At that hearing, if the Commission votes in favor of designation, it must communicate its intent to the City Law Director for submission to City Council.
C. An individual property nomination that is submitted to City Council for consideration will follow the procedures outlined in Section 1309.05(b)(1-3).
(b) For a historic district nomination, the Commission will notify all property owners, in the proposed district, of its intent to designate their property. Within 14 days after such notice, the Commission will conduct a public meeting to explain why landmark status is being sought and the effects of such designation, with all comments being recorded.
(1) After the meeting, at which time public comments will have been received, the Commission will communicate its final recommendation to City Council, along with any comments made during the meeting.
(2) If City Council approves the historic district nomination by a majority vote, then the district will thereby be designated.
(3) If City Council fails to approve the nomination, then the Commission may revise and/or resubmit the nomination to City Council accompanied by any supportive information.
(c) Once a designation has been obtained, the Commission will notify all property owners of the decision; and the designations will be added to its list, with a copy forwarded to the appropriate City official.
(d) The Commission will state on all proposed designations specifically which interiors, if any, are covered under the designation. If none is specified, then only the exterior of a building will be considered to be designated.
(e) The list of designated landmarks compiled by the Commission at the time of the adoption of this chapter shall continue to be designated and shall not have to be designated again under the terms of this section.
(f) During the period of consideration, [not to exceed 12 months], and unless and until the Commission or [City] Council fails to designate the property, the property shall be subject to the conditions and requirements as if it were a designated landmark.
(Ord. 62-13. Passed 11-6-13.)