(a) When a proposal to designate an individual property as a landmark is received from a property owner or initiated by the Commission, the Commission shall consider the proposal in terms of the criteria defined in § 1488.05 and make a recommendation to City Council.
(b) For proposed individual landmarks, the following procedure shall be followed:
(1) The owner(s) shall be notified by personal service or certified mail that the property is being considered for designation by the Commission. The notice shall include the date, time, and place of a public hearing relative to the proposed designation. The owner(s) shall be invited to comment in writing. The general public shall also be notified through the local newspaper.
(2) No sooner than 30 days after sending its notice to the owners and publishing a legal notice in the newspaper, the Commission shall conduct a public hearing and review any written comments received. The hearing shall be open for public comment. At the close of the hearing, and if there is no objection by the property owner, the Commission shall forward a copy of the minutes of the hearing, along with its recommendation for designation to City Council.
(3) At the next regular City Council meeting occurring subsequent to the receipt of a recommendation from the Historic Preservation Commission to designate an individual landmark, Council shall vote by motion on the designation of the property(ies).
(4) If Council does not approve the nomination(s), and if there is no objection from the property owner, then the Commission may revise and/or resubmit the nomination(s) to Council with any additional supportive information. The property owner shall be notified as to the date that City Council will be acting on the renomination.
(c) Immediately after the approval of the individual landmark by City Council, the Clerk of Council shall notify all affected property owner(s) of the decision in writing, add the individual landmark designation to the list of same, and forward a copy of the information to the Mayor and all pertinent city commissions and personnel. The Clerk shall keep a copy of the list on file for public inspection.
(d) The Commission may recommend that Council remove from the landmarks list properties that no longer meet the criteria of this chapter.
(Ord. 20-2014, passed 2-17-2015)