(1) Applications to include a historic resource on the designated landmarks register must include a description of the boundaries of the proposed nominated area and the buildings, structures, objects, and sites contained therein, and the required written consent of owners, and a statement explaining how the historic resource(s) meet(s) the criteria set forth in NBCC 15.16.070(5), and any other information deemed necessary by the historic preservation officer to achieve an understanding of the historical significance of the proposed historic resource.

(2) Applications for the alteration, relocation, or demolition of a designated landmark and for the relocation or demolition of a historic resource of statewide significance must as applicable identify the designated landmark or historic resource of statewide significance, address how the alteration meets the criteria set forth in NBCC 15.16.080(4) or how the removal or demolition meets the criteria set forth in NBCC 15.16.080(5), and include any other information deemed necessary by the historic preservation officer to achieve an understanding of the effects of the alteration, relocation, or demolition.

(3) All applications provided for in this chapter shall be reviewed for approval through a conditional use permit process pursuant to Chapter 18.60 NBCC unless stated otherwise.

(4) There is no fee for designation of a historic resource as a designated landmark. Fees for other applications shall be as set by council resolution and be consistent with the fees set for a conditional use permit.

(5) Should any section, paragraph, sentence, or word of this chapter be declared for any reason to be invalid, it is the intent of the city council that it would have passed all other portions of this chapter independent of the elimination of any portion as may be declared invalid. (Ord. 2051 § 1, 2021)