Based upon the criteria set forth in § 5-4-69, the Board of Architectural Review (BAR) shall establish a process of continual evaluation and surveys of structures and sites within the city limits of Dillon. Upon review of proposed designations, make subsequent recommendations regarding designations to the Planning and Zoning Commission for recommendation to the City Council.
(A) Requests.
Requests for the establishment or modification of a Dillon Historic Designation may originate with the Planning and Zoning Commission, City Council, the BAR or any interested citizen or citizen group and be presented to the BAR for consideration.
(B) Research.
The BAR shall conduct preliminary research of the request to determine eligibility under the standards set forth in § 5-4-71. The BAR may conduct informal meetings by invitation to owners of properties to be designated individually or as a district or neighborhood, seek advice or preservation professionals and historians, and conduct or receive any preliminary research or studies to assist with its decision.
(C) Eligibility.
After review of the information gathered in the preliminary research, the BAR should vote on whether the area or property is eligible. If the BAR determines the area or property is eligible to become a Dillon Historic Designation, it shall prepare a report which will detail the boundaries of the district or location of the property, document the history and significance of the area, and provide photographs of the properties within the area. The report shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Commission for their review and a recommendation made to City Council.
(D) Public Hearings.
After the Planning and Zoning Commission holds a public hearing and makes a recommendation the report shall be sent to City Council as a request for an amendment of a historic overlay to the Official Zoning Map. City Council shall hold a public meeting to consider the proposed Dillon Historic Designation. All property owners as identified in county tax records shall be notified in writing at least thirty (30) days in advance of this meeting by first class mail. Property owners may appear at the public meeting before Council to voice their approval or opposition to the designation.
(E) Objections.
(1) Individual Properties or Notable Property. Any property owner may object in writing to BAR designating their property as individually historic or as a notable property at the time of the first public meeting regarding the proposed designation. Objections for individual properties or notable properties shall be binding.
(2) District Properties.
Any property owner may object in writing to the decision by the BAR to recommend designation of his property as historic, either contributing or non-contributing, at the first public meeting regarding designation. Followed by the appeals process as outlined in S.C. Code § 6-29-900