16.04.040 Results of Designation to Historic Sites List.
(1) Owners of officially designated historic sites may obtain a historic site certificate from the Landmarks Commission. The certificate contains the historic name of the property, the date of designation, and signatures of the Mayor and the Landmarks Commission Chair.
(2) The Commission will also deposit a listing of designated historic sites with the Planning Commission and Building Inspections Division.
(3) Properties designated to the Historic Sites List may receive special consideration in the granting of zoning variances or conditional use permits, and they may be eligible for rehabilitation and/or preservation loans.
(4) If a historic site is to be demolished or extensively altered, efforts will be made to document its physical appearance before that action takes place.
(a) The City will delay issuing a demolition permit and will notify the owner of the building or site, who will take responsibility for the documentation.
(b) Documentation will include, at a minimum, exterior photographs (both black-and-white and color slides) of all elevations of the building. When possible, both exterior and interior measurements of the building will be made in order to provide an accurate floor-plan drawing of the building.
(c) The Commission may require, as a condition of approval, that the owner complete documentation of the building or site prior to the construction and/or demolition.