Historical resources may be listed on the City of Chico Historic Resources Inventory by the City Council upon the recommendation of the board. Consideration of resources for listing may be initiated in the following manners:
A. Initiation of Landmark Designations. Designation of landmarks may be initiated by the City Council, the board, or the owner of the property that is proposed for designation. All landmark designations shall be initiated by the submittal of an application to the Director and shall include the following:
1. Adequate historical and architectural information, including a statement of consistency with the significance criteria listed in section 19.37.040, such that the board can render an informed recommendation concerning the application;
2. The most recent version of the appropriate State of California Department of Parks and Recreation survey form completed according to the instructions of the State Historic Preservation Office for recording historical resources;
3. Current and historical photographs, if available, of the resource; and
4. The address and assessor’s parcel number of the property.
B. Initiation of Landmark Overlay Zoning Districts. Designation of landmark overlay zoning districts may be initiated by the City Council, the board, or by a property owner within the boundaries of the district proposed for designation. All landmark overlay zoning district designations shall be initiated by the submittal of an application to the Director and shall include the following:
1. Adequate historical and architectural information, including a statement of consistency with the significance criteria listed in section 19.37.040, such that the Director can render an informed recommendation concerning the application;
2. The most recent version of the appropriate State of California Department of Parks and Recreation survey form completed according to the instructions of the State Historic Preservation Office for recording historic resource;
3. Current and historical photographs, if available, of the resources within the proposed district;
4. A list of addresses and assessor parcel numbers of potential contributor properties and non-contributor properties; and
5. A map identifying potential contributor properties and non-contributor properties and the boundaries of the proposed landmark overlay zoning district.
C. Designation Initiated by Proposed Demolition or Major Alteration.
1. Upon receipt of an application for a demolition or building permit for the major alteration of a building, structure, or object located within a landmark overlay zoning district, the Building Official shall refer the application to the Director for a preliminary determination of the building’s, structure’s, or object’s eligibility to be designated a landmark and listed on the City’s Historic Resources Inventory.
2. Should the Director determine that the resource substantially meets at least one of the eligibility criteria specified in section 19.37.040, then the Director shall forward a recommendation to the board whether to designate the affected resource as a landmark on the City’s Historic Resources Inventory and whether to approve or deny the proposed demolition or major alteration pursuant to the findings in section 19.37.100.
(Ord. 2410 §18)