(A) Upon complying with the required landmark designation procedures set forth herein, the City Council may adopt and from time to time amend or repeal an ordinance designating one or more historic landmarks. No property shall be recommended for designation as a landmark unless it is deemed and found by the Commission to be of special significance in terms of its historical, prehistoric, design, setting, workmanship, materials, feeling and/or association.
(B) The ordinance shall describe each property designated in the ordinance, the name or names of the owner or owners of the property, those elements of the property that are integral to its historical, architectural or prehistoric value, including the land area of the property so designated, and any other information the governing board deems necessary. For each building, structure, site, area or object so designated as a landmark, the ordinance shall require that the waiting period set forth in this chapter be observed prior to its demolition. A suitable sign for each property designated as a landmark may be placed on the property at the owner’s consent; otherwise, the sign may be placed on a nearby public right-of-way.
(Ord. 98-08, passed 4-28-1998)