1. Sufficient information to determine that an area meets the criteria for HPD designation pursuant to CVMC 21.06.050. (Also see the City’s HPP Section 3.0, Historical Resources – Historic Preservation District Procedures and Guidelines.)

2. Property owners may seek designation of an HPD 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 HPD.

3. GHDs. To be considered for a GHD:

4. THDs. To be considered for a THD, an approved form bearing notarized signatures of all properties proposed to be included within the THD shall be submitted to the City. A minimum of 10 individual properties shall be required to be considered for a THD designation.

5. A fee pursuant to CVMC 21.12.020.

6. A written statement that establishes the proposed HPD’s significance. (See the City’s HPP, Historical Resources Section – National Register Bulletin Guidelines, Evaluating and Nominating Properties VIII. Properties Within Historic Districts.)

7. A DPR form for all contributing resources within the proposed HPD that includes a map and description of the proposed district, including boundaries and location of contributing and noncontributing resources, the age, setting, and character of the area, significant individual resources within the proposed HPD, urban design and streetscape features as well as any other notable visual features of the proposed historic preservation district.

8. Design guidelines for proposed historic preservation districts shall be adopted concurrently with the designation of the HPD. (Also see the City’s HPP, Design Guidelines Section.)

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 HPD as presented in the submitted documentation and shall include recommendations to the HPC and Council to either designate or not designate under the findings of fact and eligibility criteria set forth in CVMC 21.06.050.

3. The Zoning Administrator shall schedule the application for consideration by the HPC and Council and give notice thereof to the applicant, all property owners within the proposed HPD and to other interested persons pursuant to CVMC 21.12.010. A public hearing shall be required to review the evidence as presented in order to determine if the HPD meets the criteria for designation pursuant to CVMC 21.06.050.

4. The HPC shall make a recommendation to the Council for designation of all proposed HPDs pursuant to the findings of fact and eligibility criteria of CVMC 21.06.050.

1. The City shall have the authority to delay consideration of an HPD for up to 90 days as part of a request of the applicant for additional information on the subject HPD 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 HPD not meeting the findings of fact or eligibility criteria set forth in CVMC 21.06.050, the City shall provide a written explanation for the denial within 10 business days of the decision.

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