Development Standards | Protection and Preservation of Landmarks
4. The historic preservation officer shall, after mailing the notice required herein, promptly provide the commission with copies of the nomination and all supporting information to the commission. No nomination shall be considered by the commission less than 30 nor more than 45 calendar days after notice setting the hearing date has been mailed except where the historic preservation officer or members of the commission have reason to believe that immediate action is necessary to prevent destruction, demolition or defacing of an historic resource, in which case the notice setting the hearing shall so state.
of the nominated resource, the significant features thereof and such other description of the historic resource as it deems appropriate. Within five working days after the commission has made a preliminary determination, the historic preservation officer shall file a written notice of the action with the director and mail copies of the notice, certified mail, return receipt requested, to the owner, the person submitting the nomination and interested persons of record. The notice shall include: a. A copy of the commission’s preliminary determination; and b. A statement that while proceedings pursuant to this chapter are pending, or six months from the date of the notice, whichever is shorter, and thereafter if the designation is approved by the commission, the certificate of appropriateness procedures in SDC 21.06.080F. shall apply to the described historic resource whether or not a building or other permit is required. A copy of SDC 21.06.080F. shall be enclosed with the notice. c. The final decision of the commission shall be made after the close of the public hearing or at the next regularly scheduled public meeting of the commission thereafter. 2. Whenever the commission approves the designation of a historic resource under consideration for designation as a landmark, it shall, within 14 calendar days of the public meeting at which the decision is made, issue a written designation report, which shall include:
E. Designation procedure
1. The commission may approve, deny, amend or terminate the designation of a historic resource as a landmark or community landmark only after a public hearing. At the designation hearing, the commission shall receive evidence and hear argument only on the issues of whether the historic resource meets the criteria for designation of landmarks or community landmarks as specified in SDC 21.06.080C. and merits designation as a landmark or community landmark; and the significant features of the landmark. The hearing may be continued from time to time at the discretion of the commission. If the hearing is continued, the commission may make a preliminary determination of significance if the commission determines, based on the record before it, that the historic resource is of significant value and likely to satisfy the criteria for designation in SDC 21.06.080C. The preliminary determination shall be effective as of the date of the public hearing at which it is made. Where the commission makes a preliminary determination, it shall specify the boundaries
388 | Title 21: Sammamish Development Code
Effective | January 1, 2022
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