(A) Criteria for historic designation.
(1) The Board shall review the local inventory and make recommendations for historic designation(s) to Town Council based on the following criteria.
(2) A property may be designated historic if it:
(a) Has significant inherent character, interest, or value as part of the development or heritage of the community, state, or nation;
(b) Is the site of an event significant in history;
(c) Is associated with a person or persons who contributed significantly to the culture and development of the community, state, or nation;
(d) Exemplifies the cultural, political, economic, social, ethnic, or historic heritage of the community, state, or nation;
(e) Individually, or as a collection of resources, embodies distinguishing characteristics of a type, style, period, or specimen in architecture or engineering;
(f) Is the work of a designer whose work has influenced significantly the development of the community, state or nation;
(g) Contains elements of design, detail, materials, or craftsmanship which represent a significant innovation;
(h) Is part of or related to a square or other distinctive element of community planning;
(i) Represents an established and familiar visual feature of the neighborhood or community; or
(j) Has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in pre-history or history.
(B) Owner notification. Owners of properties proposed to be designated historic shall be notified in writing 30 days prior to consideration by City/County Council. Owners may appear before the Town Council to voice approval or opposition to such designation.
(C) Identification on town zoning map. All locally designated historic properties and historic districts shall be clearly shown on the zoning map.
(D) Opposition to designation. Any property owner may object to the decision by the Town Council to designate his property as historic by filing suit against the town before the Courts of the State of South Carolina.
(Ord. 92, passed 11-21-2023)