(a) A property (building, structure, place, or object) may be nominated as a Historic Landmark or a group of properties may be nominated as a Historic District by an individual, group, or by the Historic Preservation Board. For individual buildings or structures, the property owner shall approve the nomination. For the disapproval of a Historic District, disapproval by property owners in the District shall be greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of the property owners. Each owner of private property in a District has one (1) vote regardless of how may properties or what part of one (1) property that party owns and regardless of whether the property contributes to the significance of the District.
(b) When a proposal to establish a Historic District or to designate an individual property or site as a Historic Landmark for protection is received by or initiated by the Historic Preservation Board, the owner or owners of included properties shall be notified.
(c) The Historic Preservation Board shall consider the proposal in terms of the criteria provided in Section 145.08. Properties shall be documented to meet at least one of the criteria listed. The Board shall make a recommendation to City Council.
(d) City Council shall give due consideration to the findings and recommendations of the Historic Preservation Board in making its determination with respect to the designation of a place, building, structure, or object as an Historic Landmark or to establish a Historic District.
(Ord. 179-21. Passed 12-13-21.)