In determining whether or not to recommend designation of such place, site building, structure, district, work of art or object as a Landmark or Historic District, the Commission shall consider the following criteria with respect to such property's historic significance and/or architectural significance:
(a) Its character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the City of Cleveland Heights, State of Ohio or the United States.
(b) Its location as a site of a significant local, county, state or national historic event.
(c) Its identification with a person or persons who significantly contributed to the culture and development of the City of Cleveland Heights, the county, state, or nation.
(d) Its exemplification of the cultural, economic, social or historic heritage of the City of Cleveland Heights.
(e) Its portrayal of the environment of a group of people in an era of history characterized by a distinctive architectural style or building type.
(f) Its embodiment of distinguishing characteristics of an architectural style or type valuable for the study of a period, building type, method of construction, or use of indigenous materials.
(g) Its identification as the work of an architect, landscape architect, or master builder whose individual work has influenced the development of the City of Cleveland Heights.
(h) Its embodiment of elements of architectural design, detail, materials or craftsmanship which represent a significant architectural or structural innovation.
(i) Its relationship to other distinctive areas which are eligible for preservation according to a plan based on an historic, cultural or architectural motif.
(j) Its unique location or singular physical characteristic representing an established and familiar visual feature of a neighborhood, community or the City of Cleveland Heights.
(k) Such other individual characteristics as shall be relevant to its designation as a Landmark or Historic District.
(Ord. 11-2019. Passed 3-4-19.)