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Title 17D
Chapter 17D.100
Section 17D.100.040
 

Title 17D City-wide Standards

Chapter 17D.100 Historic Preservation

Section 17D.100.040 Procedure - Preliminary Designation
  1. Public hearings of the commission are publicly advertised. Staff causes notice, containing the time, place and date of the hearing and a description of the location of the property in nonlegal language, to be mailed to all property owners of record, and in the case of a proposed historic district, to the owners of property within the proposed historic district, by publication in a newspaper of general circulation, and to be advertised in the legal newspaper of the board or council, as appropriate, at least thirty (30) days prior to the hearing. For proposed historic districts, no later than thirty (30) days prior to the hearing, staff shall cause the posting of a sign containing the notice provisions of this section to be posted at a central location within the proposed district.
  1. At a publicly advertised hearing, the commission takes testimony concerning the nomination and formulates a recommendation as to the designation. The commission may decide to:
    1. recommend approval of designation of the property or district to the council or board as appropriate; or
    1. recommend denial of designation of the property or district to the council or board as appropriate; or
    1. defer the consideration of the nomination to a continued public hearing, if necessary.

Date Passed: Monday, September 16, 2019

Effective Date: Friday, November 1, 2019

ORD C35807 Section 2