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(3) Mail written notice of hearing to the surrounding property owners within 500 feet of the property included in the proposed designation. Failure to send notice by mail to any such property owner where the address of such owner is unknown and not a matter of public record shall not invalidate any proceedings in connection with the proposed designation. B. Commission review: (1) The Commission shall review the application for conformance of the proposed designation with the established criteria for designation and the standards of this chapter. Within thirty (30) days after the conclusion of the public hearing, but in no event more than sixty (60) days after the hearing date first set, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Commission and the applicant, the Commission shall either approve, modify and approve, or disapprove the proposal, and shall refer the proposal with a copy of its report and recommendation to the City Council. Approval shall require the assent of six of the seven Commission members. The Commission shall use the following criteria in addition to the standards listed in this Chapter. (2) The property has overwhelming historic importance to the community. a. For the purposes of this Chapter, the term "overwhelming historic importance" shall encompass: 1. Structures or districts possessing such unusual or uncommon significance that the structure's potential demolition or major alteration would diminish the character and sense of place in the community of Louisville. 2. Structures or districts possessing superior or outstanding examples of the architectural, social or geographic historic significance criteria outlined in the standards and criteria. The term "superior" shall mean excellence of its kind and the term "outstanding" shall mean marked by eminence and distinction. C. Proceedings by the City Council. (1) Within forty -five (45) days after the date of any referral from the Commission, the City Council shall hold a public hearing on the proposed designation. Notice of the time, date, place, and subject matter of the hearing shall be given by 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, and the property shall be posted to indicate that a landmark or district designation is to be considered by the City Council. In addition, notice shall be mailed at least fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing date to the record owners, as reflected by the records of the county assessor, of all property included in the proposed designation 11