§ 5-4. Procedure to designate.

(a) In general.

A proposal to add a structure to the Potential-Landmark List must comply with the following procedures.

(b) Notice of hearing.

(1) The Commission's Chair or the Executive Director must give notice of a public hearing to be held by the Commission on the proposal, as follows:

(i) by causing a sign to be conspicuously posted on the structure; and

(ii) by first-class mail to each person who appears on the tax records of the City as an owner of the subject property.

(2) The notice must include:

(i) a statement that the Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation proposes to add the structure to the Potential-Landmark List: Exteriors or Potential-Landmark List: Public Interiors, as the case may be;

(ii) the proposed date, time, and place of the public hearing to be held on the proposal; and

(iii) the Commission's contact information (including a phone number) for obtaining additional information on the proposal and updated information on the date, time, and place of the hearing.

(c) Timing of hearing.

The public hearing must be held on a date that is:

(1) no sooner than 30 days from the time the sign is posted; and

(2) except as agreed to by the owner of the subject property, no later than 60 days from the time the sign is posted.

(d) Final decision.

At the end of the public hearing, the Commission must render its decision on whether to include the structure on the Potential-Landmark List.