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c. Mail written notice of hearing to the surrounding property owners within 500 feet of the property included in the proposed designation. The Commission shall review the application for conformance with the established criteria for designation and with the purposes 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, the applicant, and the owner or owners within the landmark district, 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. (2) Proceedings by the City Council. 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 less 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 Boulder County Assessor's Office, of all property included in the proposed designation. Should there be a public hearing at both the first and second reading with Council? 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 noticed, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Council, the applicant, and the owner, the City Council shall approve, modify and approve, or disapprove the proposed designation. 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 7