21.04.100 Historical designation – Findings of fact and eligibility criteria.
A. Designation of historical resources, excluding exceptional historical resources, by the Planning Commission may occur when the following findings of fact are made:
2. A resource possesses historical integrity defined under CVMC 21.03.084 and the resource is determined to have historical significance by meeting at least one of the following criteria:
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Criterion 1: |
It is associated with an event that is important to prehistory or history on a national, state, regional, or local level. |
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Criterion 2: |
It is associated with a person or persons that have made significant contributions to prehistory or history on a national, state or local level. |
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Criterion 3: |
It embodies the distinctive characteristics of a style, type, period, or method of construction, or represents the work of a master or important, creative individual, and/or possesses high artistic values. |
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Criterion 4: |
It is an outstanding example of a publicly owned historical landscape, that represents the work of a master landscape architect, horticulturist, or landscape designer, or a publicly owned historical landscape that has potential to provide important information to the further study of landscape architecture or history. |
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Criterion 5: |
It has yielded or may be likely to yield information important in prehistory or the history of Chula Vista, the state, region, or nation. |
B. Designation of an exceptional historical resource may be considered only if:
1. The Planning Commission considers and makes a recommendation to the Council; and
2. It has been demonstrated through expert technical analysis and verifiable evidence that all of the following findings of fact are made:
a. The resource meets criteria and the findings of fact for designation found in subsections (A)(1) and (A)(2) of this section; and
b. The resource is the best representative sample of its kind or the last of its kind; and
c. The resource is an exceptionally important component of the City’s history and loss or impairment of the resource would be detrimental to the City’s heritage; and
3. Four-fifths vote of the Council vote to designate the resource as an exceptional historical resource. (Ord. 3539 § 1(BB), 2022; Ord. 3196 § 3, 2011).