(A) These provisions pertaining to the designation of historic landmarks constitute a part of the comprehensive zoning plan of the city.
(B) Property owners of proposed historic landmarks shall be notified 14 days prior to the Historic Preservation Board hearing on the recommended designation. The property owner’s consent to the designation shall be required. At the Historic Preservation Board’s public hearing, owners, interested parties and technical experts may present testimony or documentary evidence which will become part of a record regarding the historic, architectural or cultural importance of the proposed historic landmark. The Historic Preservation Board shall make its written recommendation within five days of the hearing and shall submit its recommendation to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(C) The Planning and Zoning Commission shall give notice and conduct its hearing on the proposed designation within 30 days of receipt of the recommendation from the Historic Preservation Board. The hearing shall be conducted in the same manner and utilize the same procedures as provided in the general zoning regulations of the city. The Planning and Zoning Board shall make its decision at its hearing and shall so advise the City Secretary.
(D) The City Commission shall give notice and conduct its hearing on the proposed designation within 30 days of the receipt of the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. The hearing shall be conducted in the same manner as provided in the general zoning regulations of the city.
(E) Upon designation of a building, object, structure or site as an historic landmark, the City Commission shall cause the designation to be recorded in the Official Records of Real Property of the county, the tax records of the city, the County Appraisal District and the official zoning maps of the city. All zoning maps shall indicate the designated landmarks with an appropriate mark.
(Ord. 618, passed 8-28-2001)