(A) Any person, group, or government agency may nominate a resource under its ownership or jurisdiction for listing in the County Register of Cultural Resources. The nomination and listing procedures are as follows.
(1) Completed intensive level survey documentation for each nominated property must be submitted to the Cultural Preservation Commission.
(2) The Cultural Preservation Commission will review and consider properly submitted nominations at its next scheduled meeting. The Cultural Preservation Commission will notify the nominating party prior to the meeting that the nomination will be considered and will place that item on the agenda posted for the meeting.
(3) The Cultural Preservation Commission will review the documentation for completeness, accuracy and compliance with the criteria listed in § 153.36 and will make recommendation to the County Commission accordingly.
(4) The County Commission will review the recommendation of the Cultural Preservation Commission and any other pertinent information at a regularly scheduled Commission meeting and will make a decision accordingly.
(5) No resource shall be included on the County Register of Cultural Resources if the private property owner or manager with ceded jurisdiction over the resource is not in favor of the designation.
(B) Designation of a resource to the County Register of Cultural Resources results in the following.
(1) Owners of designated cultural resources may display information recognizing the resource and containing the historic name of the property, the date of designation, and the appropriate designation.
(2) If a designated cultural resource artifact is to be impacted or extensively altered, efforts will be made to document its physical appearance before that action takes place.
(a) Any demolition/impact permit may be delayed for a maximum of 30 days to allow for the documentation.
(b) Documentation may include photographs, exterior/interior measurements, drawings, histories, video documentation, and any other information that may be valuable or required.
(c) The demolition/impact permit will be issued after 30 days of the initial application whether or not the documentation has been completed. Permits may be issued earlier if the documentation is complete or part of the permitted work.
(d) Documentation will be kept in the public record or forwarded to the State Historic Preservation Office.
(3) If a designated cultural resource activity is to be negatively impacted or diminished, efforts will be made to mitigate impacts with greater resources before that action takes place.
(a) Any demolition/impact permit may be delayed for a maximum of 180 days to allow for replacement resources to be developed.
(b) Replacement resources may include new resources, expanded existing resources, improved resources, or other efforts that result in no net loss of cultural resource values.
(c) The demolition/impact permit may be delayed for an additional period after the 180-day period from the initial application if mitigation has not been completed. Permits may be issued earlier if the mitigation is complete or part of the permitted work.
(d) Documentation of replacement value may be required prior to issuance of the permit.
(e) Properties which, in the opinion of the County Commission, no longer meet the criteria for eligibility may be removed from the County Register of Cultural Resources after review and consideration.
(Ord. 2013-1, passed 7-8-2013)