(A) The city may at any time establish by ordinance additional historic districts, including proposed districts previously considered and rejected, may modify boundaries of an existing historic district, or may eliminate an existing historic district. Before establishing, modifying, or eliminating a historic district, a committee appointed by the City Commission shall follow the procedures as stated in the Act. To conduct these activities, the City Commission may retain the initial committee, establish a standing committee, or establish a committee to consider only specific proposed districts and then be dissolved. The committee shall consider any previously written committee reports pertinent to the proposed action.
(B) In considering elimination of a historic district, a committee shall follow the procedures set forth in the Act for the issuance of a preliminary report, holding a public hearing, and issuing a final report but with the intent of showing one or more of the following:
(1) The historic district has lost those physical characteristics that enabled the establishment of the district.
(2) The historic district was not significant in the way previously defined.
(3) The historic district was established pursuant to defective procedures.
(Ord. 1030, passed 10-23-17)