(A) The district and landmarks established by § 151.01 of this chapter shall be an area or individual structure or premises specifically designated by the City Council as containing buildings, other structures, appurtenances and places having historic or architectural significance. A landmark shall be 50 years old unless the Historical Review Board makes a finding that a newer building with architectural and historical significance should be designated to protect it. Each designation of a landmark shall include a designation of a landmark site, which shall be limited to the land on which the landmark and related buildings and structures are located and the land that provides the immediate grounds and the setting for the landmark.
(B) To be designated, an area or structure or premises shall meet one or more of the following criteria:
(1) Its value as a reminder of the cultural or archeological 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 architectural significance;
(6) Its distinguishing 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 plan or physical development; or
(8) Its character as an established and geographically definable neighborhood, united by culture, architectural style or physical plan and development.
(Ord. passed 3-8-2004)