The Commission shall, upon investigation as is deems necessary, make a determination as to whether a property, structure, or area possesses the integrity of design, workmanship, materials, location, setting and feeling and meets one or more of the following criteria:
(A) Significant value as part of the historic, heritage or cultural characteristics of the community, county, state or nation.
(B) Its identification with a person or persons who significantly contributed to the development of the community, county, state or country.
(C) Representative of the distinguishing characteristics of architecture inherently valuable for the study of a period, type, method of construction or use of indigenous materials.
(D) Notable work of a master builder, designer, architect or artist whose individual work has influenced the development of the community, county, state or country.
(E) Its unique location or singular physical characteristics that make it an established or familiar visual feature.
(F) Its character as a particularly fine or unique example of a utilitarian structure, including, but not limited to, farmhouses, historic commercial buildings, gas stations, or other commercial; structures, with a high level of integrity or architectural significance.
(G) Area that has yielded or may be likely to yield, information important in history or prehistory.
(Ord. 1454, passed 4-18-94; Am. Ord. 1455, passed 5-2-94; Am. Ord. 3261, passed 9-21-20)