(A) Purpose. Relocation has the potential to adversely affect the significance of cultural resources and is discouraged. Should relocation of a Register-listed cultural resource be necessary, this section outlines the process and criteria for issuance of a certificate of appropriateness for relocation.
(B) Procedure. The Director or his or her designee shall review applications for relocating Register-listed cultural resources. At the discretion of the Director, relocation applications can be submitted to the Commission for review.
(C) Criteria for relocation. Relocation shall be permitted only when relocation is consistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan, this subchapter, and applicable area or specific plans, and only when all of the following findings can be made by the Director or Commission:
(1) Relocation will not significantly change, destroy, or adversely affect the historic integrity of the cultural resource;
(2) Relocation will not have a significant adverse effect on the character of the historic district or neighborhood, or surrounding properties where the cultural resource is located or at the location of its receiver site;
(3) The original site and the proposed receiver site are controlled through ownership, long-term lease, or similar assurance by the person(s) proposing relocation, to the Commission’s approval; and
(4) The relocation is necessary to correct an unsafe or dangerous condition on the site and no other measures for correcting the condition have been determined feasible, or the relocation is necessary to preserve the cultural resource and all other feasible options for preservation on the original site have failed, as determined by the Director or Commission.
(D) Relocation timing. The cultural resource shall not be relocated until all appropriate entitlements have been obtained.
(E) Relocation plan. Relocations shall follow a plan approved by the Commission or Director and include the following:
(1) Application for relocation shall be made on a form provided by the Director.
(2) The Commission shall hold a noticed public hearing and make a determination to approve or deny the permit.
(3) The Commission shall not grant an approval for the relocation of a listed historic resource unless the criteria for relocation have been met.
(Ord. 636-C.S., passed 8-15-17)