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A. Applications and Submittal Requirements. All applications for designation, including exceptional historical resources, shall be made to the Zoning Administrator in writing on a form prescribed by the City’s HPP and shall be accompanied by sufficient information to determine that a resource meets the criteria and findings of fact for designation pursuant to CVMC 21.04.100. Designation applications may run concurrent with other permit applications; however, the designation shall be acted upon prior to consideration of any discretionary permits. (Also see City’s HPP Section 3.0, Historical Resources – Designation Procedural Guide.)

1. Owner Applicant. A property owner, or authorized agent of the property owner, may seek historical designation without the assistance of an expert unless the City, at its discretion, determines that an expert technical analysis is necessary to provide sufficient information on the historical significance of the resource.

2. Nonowner Applications (Exceptional Historical Resource).

a. Applicants that apply for an exceptional resource designation shall pay all fees and costs associated with the designation of the exceptional historical resource including but not limited to staff time, expert technical analysis or expert review of documentation.

b. An application for an exceptional resource designation may be initiated in any of the following three ways:

i. By a minimum of 10 City residents (with verifiable signatures); or

ii. Through a Planning Commission recommendation to Council; or

iii. By a majority vote of Council.

3. Publicly Owned Resources – Council Approval Required.

a. Shall require the same application submittal requirements of this section and findings of fact and eligibility criteria of CVMC 21.04.100(A)(1) and (2).

b. Shall require a recommendation from the Planning Commission and Council approval.

c. An application for designation of publicly owned historical resources and historical landscapes may be initiated in any of the following three ways:

i. By any interested citizen who resides in the City of Chula Vista; or

ii. Through a Planning Commission recommendation to Council; or

iii. By a majority vote of Council.

B. Procedures for Historical Designation Consideration.

1. The application review shall follow the City’s Development Services Department review process for discretionary permits.

2. Upon determination of completeness, the Zoning Administrator shall prepare, in the form of a staff report, a brief discussion of the resource as presented in the submitted documentation and shall include recommendations to the Planning Commission to either designate or not designate under the findings of fact and eligibility criteria set forth in CVMC 21.04.100.

3. The Zoning Administrator shall schedule the application for consideration and give notice thereof to the applicant and to other interested persons. A public hearing shall be held to review the evidence as presented in order to determine if the resource meets the criteria for designation pursuant to CVMC 21.04.100.

4. If a resource is designated, the property owner or applicant shall be required to record the Planning Commission resolution of designation with the County Assessor’s office within 10 business days after the appeal period of said designation.

C. Denial or Delay of Decision.

1. The City shall have the authority to delay consideration of a resource for up to 90 days as part of a request of the applicant for additional information on the subject resource proposed for designation. If the requested information is not provided within 90 calendar days, the application will be closed pursuant to CVMC 19.14.700.

2. If an application is closed pursuant to subsection (C)(1) of this section, or a designation request is denied as a result of the resource not meeting the findings of fact or eligibility criteria set forth in CVMC 21.04.100, the City shall provide a written explanation for the denial within 10 business days of the decision.

3. The applicant may, under a new application and required fees, submit for designation reconsideration of any resource, which has previously been denied, if new information is presented to support a statement of historical significance for the resource.

D. Appeals. All appeals shall be processed pursuant to CVMC 21.12.030. (Ord. 3539 § 1(BB), 2022; Ord. 3196 § 3, 2011).