City Council Study Session Agenda and Packet 2004 02 24

Home Browse Search

Pursuant to the procedures previously set forth in this Chapter, the City Council may, by ordinance: a. Designate as a landmark an individual structure or other feature or an integrated group of structures and features on a single lot or site having a special historical or architectural value, and designate a landmark site for each landmark; b. Designate as an historic district an area containing a number of structures having a special historical or architectural value; or c. Deny the application for designation as a landmark or district. Each such designating ordinance shall include a description of the characteristics of the landmark or historic district which justify its designation and a description of the particular features that should be preserved, and shall include a legal description of the location and boundaries of the landmark site or historic district. Any such designation shall be in furtherance of and in conformance with the purposes and standards of this chapter. The property included in any such designation shall be subject to the controls and standards set forth in this chapter, and eligible for such incentive programs as may be adopted by the City Council. When a landmark or historic district has been designated by the City Council as provided above, City staff shall promptly notify the owners of the property included therein and shall cause a copy of the designating ordinance to be recorded with the Boulder County Assessor's Office. 7. Designation of Landmarks without the Owner's consent: A. An application for designation without the owner's consent may be made by the Commission, the City Council, property owners within a proposed district, or an organization with a recognized interest in historic preservation. If the owner of the property nominated for designation does not consent to the review, the Commission shall hold a public hearing on the proposal not more than sixty (60) days after the filing of the application. Notice of time, date, and place of such hearing, and a brief summary or explanation of the subject matter of the hearing, shall be given by at least one (1) publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the City not Tess than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the hearing. In addition, at least fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing date, City staff shall: (1) Post the property in the application so as to indicate that a landmark or historic district designation has been applied for; (2) Send by certified mail and regular mail a written notice of the hearing to the record owners, as reflected by the . records of the county assessor, of all property included in the proposed designation; and, 10