2.48.050 Nomination procedure.
A. Any person, including any member of the Board, may nominate an historic resource for designation as a landmark or community landmark. Procedures set forth may be used to amend existing designations or to terminate an existing designation based on changes which affect the applicability of the criteria for designation. The nomination or designation of an historic resource as a landmark shall constitute nomination or designation of the land which is occupied by the historic resource unless the nomination provides otherwise. Nominations shall be made on official nomination forms provided by the Historic Preservation Officer, shall be filed with the Historic Preservation Officer and shall include all data required.
B. Upon receipt by the Historic Preservation Officer of any nomination for designation, the Officer shall review the nomination, consult with the person or persons submitting the nomination, and the owner, and prepare any amendments to or additional information on the nomination deemed necessary by the Officer. The Historic Preservation Officer may refuse to accept any nomination for which inadequate information is provided by the person or persons submitting the nomination. It is the responsibility of the person or persons submitting the nomination to perform such research as is necessary for consideration by the Board. The Historic Preservation Officer may assume responsibility for gathering the required information or appoint an expert or experts to carry out this research in the interest of expediting the consideration.
C. When the Historic Preservation Officer is satisfied that the nomination contains sufficient information and complies with the Board’s regulations for nomination, the Officer shall give notice in writing, certified mail/return receipt requested, to the owner of the property or object, to the person submitting the nomination and any interested persons of record that a preliminary or a designation determination on the nomination will be made by the Board. The notice shall include:
1. The date, time and place of hearing;
2. The address and description of the historic resource and the boundaries of the nominated resource;
3. A statement that, upon a designation or upon a preliminary determination of significance, the certificate of appropriateness procedure set forth will apply;
4. A statement that, upon a designation or a preliminary determination of significance, no significant feature may be changed without first obtaining a certificate of appropriateness from the Board, whether or not a building or other permit is required. A copy of the provisions of this code shall be included with the notice;
5. A statement that all proceedings to review the action of the Board at the hearing on a preliminary determination or a designation will be based on the record made at such hearing and that no further right to present evidence on the issue of preliminary determination or designation is afforded pursuant to this chapter.
D. The Historic Preservation Officer shall, after mailing the notice required herein, refer the nomination and all supporting information to the Board for consideration on the date specified in the notice. No nomination shall be considered by the Board less than 30 nor more than 45 calendar days after notice setting the hearing date has been mailed. Notice of hearings must be published in a local paper at least 10 days in advance.
E. Before the Historic Preservation Officer shall refer the nomination to the Board, the Historic Preservation Officer shall obtain confirmation from the owner of a parcel of private property that the owner is in agreement with the nomination. If such owner is not in agreement with the nomination, the nomination shall not be forwarded to the Board for consideration. [Ord. 578 § 1, 2014; Ord. 251 § 1, 2000.]