§ 3-5. Council action – Agency referrals.

(a) Required referrals.

On introduction of any proposed ordinance to designate an Historical and Architectural Preservation District or to modify the boundaries of an existing District, the City Council must refer the bill to the following for their written reports and recommendations:

(1) the Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation;

(2) the Planning Commission; and

(3) any other agency that the Council President designates.

(b) Reports, etc., prerequisite to second reading.

The City Council may not place the bill on the Council's second reading calendar until the Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation and the Planning Commission:

(1) submit their reports and recommendations to the Council; or

(2) fail to do so within 100 days of the referral.