A. A property shall be considered for registration as a historical or scenic property upon completion and filing of an application by the owner of the property. The application shall be filed with the Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission, and shall contain all information requested by the commission.
B. Upon the filing of an application, the commission shall determine, within forty five (45) days, whether the property qualifies as historical or scenic property and, if so, which part or parts of the property shall be included in the City's Register of Historic and Scenic Properties. Upon approval of an application, the commission shall notify the owner by mail of the approval, and shall give notice of any regulations, restrictions or duties that arise from such designation, including specific notice as to what part or parts of the property may not be destroyed, altered or removed without first obtaining a permit from the Department of Building and Safety.
C. Upon its determination that a property is registerable as historical or scenic property, the commission shall notify the City Clerk, who shall set the matter for hearing at the next regular City Council meeting. At the hearing on the matter, the Council shall vote on the inclusion of the property in the City's Register of Historic and Scenic Properties.
D. Upon a property's acceptance by the City Council, the commission shall enter the property on the register, and the owner shall have recorded in the Office of the County Recorder that his property has been registered as a historical and scenic property and is subject to all restrictions applicable to such property under this Code. After a property is so registered, the owner or owners or his or their legal representatives, assignees or heirs shall be required to give written notice of the property's sale or transfer of ownership to the Historic and Scenic Preservation Commission within ten (10) days of the sale or transfer. (Ord. 1951 § 1, 1986: Prior Code § 18306)