17.90.050 Procedures for designating historic structures, sites and districts for preservation.
A nomination for designation listing in the City register may be made by the Board or by any citizen by filing an application with the Zoning Administrator. The applicant shall pay all public notice expenses, recording fees and any other fees established by resolution of the City Council. The initial application fee is specified in the Master Fee Schedule, Chapter 3.50.
A. Board Review.
1. Once it has been determined that the application for historical designation is complete, and the requirement for public hearing has been met, the planning department shall forward the request to the Board of historic preservation to be placed on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting. The hearing on the requested designation will occur not more than ninety days from the date of determination that the application is complete.
2. The Board shall review the application for conformance with the established criteria for designation and with the purposes of this section.
3. Within ten 10) days after the conclusion of the public hearing, but in no event more than thirty days after the meeting, unless mutually agreed by the Board, the applicant and the owner or owners other than the applicant, the Board shall recommend either approval, modification and approval or disapproval of the application. The Board may recommend approval conditional upon the execution of certain easements, covenants, or licenses.
4. The Board shall forward to the City Council in writing any recommendations as to easements, covenants, or licenses that must be met by the property owner to receive and/or maintain the designation.
B. City Council Review.
1. The City Council shall hold a public hearing on the designation application no more than thirty days after receipt of the Board’s recommendation.
2. The City Council shall review the application for conformance with the established criteria for designation and with the purpose of this section.
C. Owner Notification. When a structure, site or historic district has been designated as provided herein, the Zoning Administrator shall promptly notify the record owners of the property, according to the county assessor’s records or other available information, and record the designation with the county clerk and recorder.
D. Limitation on Resubmission and Reconsideration of Proposed Designation. Whenever the City Council disapproves a proposed designation, no person shall submit an application that is the same or substantially the same for at least one year from the effective date of the final action on the denied application. (Ord. 19-29 (part), 2019; Ord. 08-11 (part), 2008)