A. Purpose. This Section allows an Owner of Protected Features to voluntarily consent to a higher level of review for future changes to their property. This additional rigor of review provides the Owner and the community with the maximum assurance available under this Chapter that the special historic, architectural, and cultural features present upon their property will be preserved for future enjoyment even after any future change in ownership. Additionally, Certification may provide the Owner with access to additional financial incentives that are not available to other Protected Features that are not Certified.
B. Who May Apply. The Owner of a Property where one or more Protected Features are located may apply for Certification.
C. Procedure. The Village Administrator is authorized to accept and enter into a Certification on behalf of the Village and cause it to be recorded against the Property in the office of the Lake County Recorder. The Certification must run with the Property and bind future Owners to irrevocably consent to the Certificate Review provided in Section 9-14-10.
D. Extinguishment of Certification. No Certification may be withdrawn, revoked, or extinguished except:
1. By the Village Board. The Board of Trustees may extinguish a Certification by ordinance or resolution duly adopted. No hearing is required prior to the Board’s consideration of extinguishment. There is no procedural right to apply to the Village Board to compel its consideration of extinguishment.
2. By Operation of this Chapter. When every landmark designation has been withdrawn from the property such that no Protected Features remain, the Property’s Certification is extinguished automatically without hearing or decision.
Where a Certification is extinguished, the Building Commissioner will deliver notice of the same to the Owner and cause a release to be recorded against the Property in the office of the Lake County Recorder. (Ord. 2022-10, 3-28-2022)