The procedure for the establishment of a Historic Overlay District shall be as follows.
(A) Initial district establishment. The Planning Commission shall establish the initial Historic Overlay District (H-1) to encompass the historic downtown core (Main Street) bounded approximately by Hustonville Road (the intersection of U.S. 150 and KY 78) to the west, U.S. 27 to the east, the CSX rail line to the north, and St. Asaph Creek to the south. The exact boundaries are depicted on the city zoning map.
(B) Application to establish or expand Historic District. An application to expand or establish a Historic Overlay District for an area or an individual property may be filed by the Commission, by the city, or by the individual property owner. The application shall be filed with the Zoning Enforcement Officer for action by the Architectural Review Board in a form and accompanied by such information as is required of any zone change per this chapter.
(C) Review of application to establish or expand Historic District by the ARB. Upon the filing of the application for the expansion or the establishment of a Historic Overlay District, the ARB shall study and review the application. The ARB shall hold a public hearing pursuant to the publication and notice of adjacent property owners requirements of §§ 152.320 through 152.326. The public hearing shall be held within 60 days of the filing of a complete application. The ARB shall then have 60 days after the public hearing to vote to recommend approval or denial of the application and to forward its recommendation, in writing, along with the reasons for its recommendations to the Planning Commission.
(D) Review of application to establish or expand Historic District by Planning Commission. Before voting to approve or disapprove the expansion or establishment of a Historic Overlay District, the Planning Commission shall review the record of the public hearing held by the ARB and shall review the ARB’s recommendations and statement of reasons for its recommendation. If the Planning Commission determines that additional information is required prior to making its recommendation to the City Council, the Planning Commission shall also hold a public hearing pursuant to all publication and notification of adjacent property owners requirements of §§ 152.320 through 152.326 and KRS 100.211 through 100.213. The public hearing shall be held within 60 days of the receipt of the ARB’s written recommendation. The Planning Commission shall then have 60 days after the public hearing to vote to recommend approval or denial of the application and to forward its recommendation, in writing, along with its findings of fact to the City Council for final action.
(E) Action by City Council on application to establish or expand Historic District. The City Council shall act upon an application for the establishment of a Historic Overlay District after it has received written recommendation from the Planning Commission. It shall take a majority of the City Council to override the recommendation of the Planning Commission.
(Prior Code, § 152.294) (Ord. 920.27, passed 10-7-1993)