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The commission shall thereafter, by first-class mail, notify the owner of the property of the reasons for and effects of the proposed designation and request that the owner consent in writing to the proposed designation. The owner shall respond within 45 days from the date of mailing of the request. In the case of the proposed designation of an area, place, building, structure, work of art or other object, an owner may, within the 45-day period, request an extension of time, not to exceed 120 days, to submit a response. In the case of the proposed designation of a district, the alderman of a ward in which the district is wholly or partly located may, within the 45-day period, request an extension of time, not to exceed 120 days, for owners to submit responses. If the owner consents to designation, the commission shall notify the owner of its determination with respect to the proposed designation within 45 days after receipt of the owner's consent and shall forward its recommendation to the city council as provided in Section 2-120-690. If the owner declines or fails to give written consent to the proposed designation within the time specified in this section, the commission shall schedule a public hearing on the proposed designation.
(Prior code § 21-69; Added Coun. J. 3-11-87, p. 40272; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-98, p. 78734, § 2)