(a) Schedule. The Landmark Commission shall hold at least four meetings in each calendar year, approximately on a quarterly basis. The meetings shall be at the regularly scheduled times established by the Landmark Commission at the beginning of each calendar year, or at any time upon the call of the Chairperson. The Chairperson may establish the agenda and may cancel a meeting in the event that there are no agenda items.
(b) Meeting Notice and Owner Notification. Before conducting a meeting of the Landmark Commission, notice shall be given pursuant to Codified Ordinances Section 107.02.
(1) Additionally, in requests for designation or removal of designation of a single Landmark property or multiple properties within an Historic District, a public hearing shall be required and, at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, written notice of the meeting shall be mailed or caused to be mailed by the Commission Secretary to interested parties requesting notifications and all property owners included in the designation and to adjacent property owners as follows:
A. Properties on the same side of the street which abut the site on which the building or use is sought to be located;
B. Properties on the same side of the street next contiguous to the premises so abutting;
C. Properties across the street immediately opposite the site; and the premises opposite the abutting and contiguous premises referred to in subsections (1) and (2) hereof; and
D. All other premises abutting the site(s).
(2) Additionally, in requests for a Certificate of Appropriateness, a public hearing shall be required and, at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, written notice of the meeting shall be mailed or caused to be mailed by the Commission Secretary to interested parties requesting notifications and the applicant and to all owners of all properties any part of which abuts the parcel of land upon which the subject building or structure is situated.
The failure of any such person to receive such notice shall not affect the right and power of the Commission to hear such request or to take action in accordance with such public notice.
(c) Minutes. The Landmark Commission shall keep minutes of its proceedings and these records shall be of public record and kept in the Landmark Commission office. All written reports, cases, decisions and special project descriptions shall be kept on file and available for public inspection. (Ord. 11-2019. Passed 3-4-19.)