A. Procedures: The City Council, upon the request of the ACHP and with written permission from the impacted property owner(s), may by resolution, designate a historic site, landmark, or district. Prior to such designation, the City Council shall hold a public hearing, notice of which shall be published at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing. Notice of the hearing shall also be mailed to all owners of property which is proposed to be designated as a historic site or landmark, and to all property owners within five hundred feet (500') of the boundary of the area to be designated. Every nomination shall be forwarded to the Minnesota Historical Society for review and comment within sixty (60) days of the Committee’s request.
B. Eligibility Criteria: In considering the designation of any area, site, place, district, building or structure in the City as an historic site or landmark, the committee shall consider the following factors with respect to eligibility:
1. Its character, interest or value as part of the history or cultural heritage of the City, the State or the United States;
2. Its association with persons or events that have made a significant contribution to the cultural heritage of the City; and
3. Its embodiment of distinguishing characteristics of architectural type or style, or elements of design, detail materials or craftsmanship.