(A) All sites specifically listed in the comprehensive plan or in:
(1) State Inventory;
(2) Southern Oregon Historical Society markers; or
(3) Other sites of local significance and shown on a city historic inventory map as "designated" buildings or sites in the city.
(B) The City Council, after recommendation by the Historic Review Board, may designate new historic buildings or sites and direct that they be included on the Historic Inventory Map. New designations shall be made through the following procedure.
(1) Upon receipt of a request to have a specific building or site designated a site of historical significance, the Board shall schedule a public hearing, shall advertise the hearing in a newspaper of local distribution and shall notify the owners of all tax lots within a radius of 200 feet of the subject site by letter or the hearing.
(2) The Historic Review Board shall conduct the public hearing and provide adequate opportunity for comments from all interested parties. Written comments shall also be considered and entered into the record of the proceedings.
(3) The Board shall consider the proposal according to the five criteria listed as the purpose in § 154.250 and submit a recommendation to the City Council, along with the minutes of the hearing and any additional documentation.
(4) The City Council may act directly on the recommendation of the Board or may conduct its own public hearing at its option. If the Council determines that the proposal is consistent with the criteria of § 154.250, it may designate the building or site as "historic".
(5) Following designation of a new building or site, city staff shall add that building or site to the city's historic inventory map in the comprehensive plan, in accordance with the city's minor amendment procedures, but without further public hearings.
(6) City designation of a historic structure or site shall not be interpreted as a recommendation for state, national or other formal recognition, however, other local and state historic agencies or groups shall be notified of the local designation.
(Ord. 225, passed 10-20-1994, § 19.4)