16.04.020 Criteria for Designating Properties to the Historic Sites List.
Any district, building, structure, object or site may be designated to the Historic Sites List if it meets all the criteria outlined below:
(1) it is located within the official boundaries of Provo City;
(2) it is at least 50 years old;
(3) it retains its historic integrity, in that there are no major alterations or additions that have obscured or destroyed the significant historic features. Major alterations that would destroy the historic integrity include, but are not limited to, changes in pitch of the main roof, enlargement or enclosure of windows on the principal facades, addition of upper stories or the removal of original upper stories, covering the exterior walls with non-historic materials, moving the resource from its original location to one that is dissimilar to the original, additions which significantly detract from or obscure the original form and appearance of the building or structure when viewed from the public way;
(4) if the property does not meet the integrity requirements outlined in (3), it may still qualify for designation if it meets one (1) of the following requirements for exceptional significance:
(a) It is directly associated with events of historic significance in the City, State, or Nation;
(b) It is closely associated with the lives of persons who were of historic importance to the City, State, or Nation;
(c) It exhibits significant methods of construction or materials that were used within the historic period; and
(5) It has been documented according to the Utah State Historic Preservation Office standards for intensive level surveys, and copies of that documentation have been placed in the local and state historic preservation files.