Ordinance 2539-01 - Laserfiche WebLink

10. Is a creative and unique example of old architecture and design created by persons not formally trained in the architectural or design professions, and which does not fit into formal architectural or historical categories. B. Process for Designating Properties or Districts to the Register. 1. Any person may nominate a building, structure, site, object or district for inclusion in the Everett register. Members of the Everett historic commission or the commission as a whole may generate nominations. In its designation decision, the commission shall consider the Everett historic resource survey and the Everett comprehensive plan. 2. In the case of individual properties, the designation shall include the UTM reference and all features - interior and exterior - and outbuildings which contribute to its designation. 3. In the case of districts, the designation shall include description of the boundaries of the district; the characteristics of the district which justifies its designation; and a list of all properties including features, structures, sites and objects which contribute to the designation of the district. 4. The Everett historical commission shall consider the merits of the nomination, according to the criteria in Section 2.96.050A and according to the nomination review standards established in rules, at a public hearing. Adequate notice will be given to the public, the owner(s) and the authors of the nomination, if different, and lessees, if any, of the subject property prior to the public hearing according to standards for public meetings established in rules and in compliance with RCW Chapter 42.30, Open Public Meetings Act. Such notice shall include publication in a newspaper of general circulation in Everett, and posting of the property. If the commission finds that the nominated property is eligible for the Everett register of historic places, the commission shall make recommendations to the city council that the property be listed in the register. The public, property owner(s) and the authors of the nomination, if different, and lessees, if any, shall be notified of the listing. (Owner consent optional.) 5. Properties listed on the Everett register of historic places shall be recorded on official zoning records with an "HR" (for historic register) designation. This designation shall not change or modify the underlying zone classification. 6. Inclusion into the Everett register of historic places requires owner approval. Everett register historic districts require approval by owners of a majority of the properties in the proposed district. 7. Compliance with the Everett historic commission's advice on proposed changes to the historic register properties is voluntary. But if the building is altered to destroy its historical and architectural significance, then the property would be taken off the register and would lose its special valuation status. C. Removal of Properties from the Register. In the event that any property is no longer deemed appropriate for designation to the Everett register of historic places, the commission may initiate removal from such designation by the same procedure as provided for in establishing the designation by the same procedure as provided for in establishing the designation, Section 2.96.050B of this chapter. D. Effects of Listing on the Register. 1. Listing on the Everett register of historic places is an honorary designation denoting significant association with the historic, archaeological, engineering or cultural heritage of the community. 4