A. Application for Historic Listing. The property owner may request that a resource to be added to the master or contributing list of historic resources by submitting a completed application to the community development department (“department”), accompanied by all available information documenting the historic significance and architectural character of the resource. The CHC, ARC, or planning commission may also recommend, or city council may directly request, the addition of a resource to the master or contributing list of historic resources.

B. Review Process. The CHC shall review all applications for historic listing, whether initiated by the city or a property owner, to determine if a property proposed for listing meets eligibility criteria for historic listing. The CHC will review the eligibility criteria for a proposed listing at a noticed public hearing. The director shall provide notification to the property owner and public, as required by city standards. At the public hearing, or in no case more than sixty days from the hearing date, the CHC shall forward a recommendation on the application to the city council. The city council will take an action on the application to add or not add the resource to the master or contributing list of historic resources. The decision of the city council is final.

C. Removal from Historic Listing. It is the general intention of the city not to remove a property from historic listing. Council may, however, rezone a property to remove historic overlay zoning, or remove the property from historic listing if the structure on the property no longer meets eligibility criteria for listing, following the process for listing set forth herein. (Ord. 1557 § 3 (part), 2010)