(A) The Commission shall recommend to the City Council the designation of individual landmarks and landmark sites and historic districts, and the City Council may make these designations by the enactment of ordinances. Consideration of the designation of a landmark and landmark site or a historic district may be originated by the Commission or by filing of an application for designation by a property owner, any resident of Glasgow or any organization in Glasgow. A person or organization proposing a designation shall give the Commission the names and addresses of the owners of the affected property and the owners of all adjoining property as listed on the tax rolls of the city.
(B) To start the designation process, the Commission shall assemble information about the district or property being considered for designation and shall schedule a public hearing on the proposed designation. Advertised notice of the hearing shall be given, including conspicuous posting on the property or in the proposed district for 15 consecutive days immediately prior to the hearing. At least 15 days prior to the public hearing written notice shall be given by registered mail to the owners of property under consideration and the owners of all adjoining property. Written notice shall be considered sufficient when it is mailed to the person listed on the tax rolls of the city.
(C) Before its first public hearing on a designation, the Commission shall adopt general guidelines, which shall be approved by the City Council, that will apply to Glasgow’s historic districts and landmarks and will assist owners in the preservation and rehabilitation of their property. The general guidelines shall include The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings and may include other guidelines that will apply to all designated property in the city. Before each public hearing on a designation, the Commission may adopt additional guidelines that will apply to the property under consideration if it is designated. The guidelines shall not limit new construction to any one architectural style, but shall seek to preserve the character and integrity of the landmarks or the historic districts. The guidelines shall suggest changes that would be appropriate for landmarks or for property in historic districts. After a designation, the Commission may expand or amend the guidelines it has adopted provided it holds a public hearing on the changes and submits the proposed changes to the Planning Commission for its comments and the City Council for its approval.
(D) A landmark or historic district shall qualify for designation when it meets one or more of the following criteria which shall be discussed in a Commission report making its recommendations to the City Council:
(1) Its value as a reminder of the cultural or archaeological heritage of the city, state or nation;
(2) Its location as a site of a significant local, state or national event;
(3) Its identification with a person or persons who significantly contributed to the development of the city, state or nation;
(4) Its identification as the work of a master builder, designer or architect whose individual work has influenced the development of the city, state or nation;
(5) Its value as a building that is recognized for the quality of its architecture and that retains sufficient elements showing its architectural significance;
(6) Its distinguished characteristics of an architectural style valuable for the study of a period, method of construction or use of indigenous materials;
(7) Its character as a geographically definable area possessing a significant concentration or continuity of sites, buildings, objects or structures united by past events or aesthetically by its plan or physical development; or
(8) Its character as an established and geographically definable residential neighborhood, united by culture, architectural styles or physical plan and development.
(E) After evaluating the testimony at its public hearing, survey information and other material it has assembled, the Commission shall make its recommendation to the City Council with a written report on the area or property under consideration. The report shall also contain information about the buildings and sites that have been identified for inclusion in the proposed designation. The recommendation and the report shall also be sent to the Planning Commission.
(F) The Planning Commission shall then report on the relationship between the proposed historic district designation and existing and future plans for the development of the city. If the Planning Commission approves of the proposed designation, it shall amend the Comprehensive Plan to include the proposed historic designation. The Planning Commission shall forward its comments, the Comprehensive Plan amendment, and the zoning map change to the City Council. If the Planning Commission does not approve of the proposed designation, it shall forward its comments to the City Council in the form of a recommendation.
(G) The City Council shall approve, modify or disapprove the proposed designation and the map amendment within 60 days after receiving the recommendation of the Commission and the material from the Planning Commission. If the City Council decides to make a designation and no Comprehensive Plan amendment has been adopted and no zoning map change has been recommended, the City Council shall request the Planning Commission to reconsider its earlier decisions and shall provide that the designation shall take effect after these preliminary steps have been approved.
(H) (1) The property in a historic district shall be subject to the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations and other rules of its underlying zoning district. A landmark shall be subject to the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations and other rules of its zoning district. When there is a conflict between this chapter and the Zoning Ordinance or Subdivision Regulations, the higher standard shall govern.
(2) Upon establishment of an overlay district, development within the area shall conform to all zoning regulations applicable to the area and shall also conform to all historic overlay district regulations.
(I) The Commission shall notify each owner of the decision relating to his or her property and shall arrange that the designation of a property as a landmark or as a part of a historic district be recorded in the land records of the county by owner’s name and tax district lot and block number. The Commission shall also give notice of the decision to the government offices in the city and county, which shall retain them for future reference.
(J) The amendment or rescission of any designation shall be accomplished through the same steps as were followed in the original designation.
(Ord. 2400, passed 1-28-2002)