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MEMO to: HPC members and counsel from: David B. Duvall, Director 8/25/94 The President of the Historic Preservation Commission has requested that I prepare a summary of the procedures required in the creation of a new Local Historic Preservation District. At the present time this process is governed by an accumulation of procedures as set forth in the following: 1) Ordinances of both the County and City (1973) 2) Resolution #9 (superseding Resolution #4) of the HPC establishing procedures of the HPC for the zoning of Historic Preservation Districts (1981) 3) Amendments to the ordinance(s), establishing procedures of the Common and County Councils for the establishment of Local Historic Preservation Districts. 4) Resolution of the HPC establishing procedures for the implementation of Historic District Preservation Standards. THE INTENTION OF THIS DOCUMENT IS TO MERGE THE SUBSTANCE OF THESE VARIOUS DOCUMENTS TO OFFER AN OVERVIEW OF THE REQUIRED CUMULATIVE PROCESS REQUIRED FOR THE CREATION OF A LOCAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION DISTRICT (LHD) AND TO THE IMPLIED CHRONOLOGY OF NECESSARY EVENTS. 1) A nomination may be initiated by the HPC or the general public in the form of a Neighborhood Steering Committee (NSC). The nomination shall include; Name, boundaries, list of Owners including addresses, map, pro -forma of the Sponsor, statement of goals, & statement of reasons for designation. 2) The Historic Districts Committee (HDC) of the HPC shall evaluate the application. Toward this end, the HPC Staff shall provide study aids required (i.e. photographs, maps, histories, etc.). 3) The HDC shall draft Preliminary Preservation Guidelines and present its evaluation to the HPC. THE PROCESS TO THIS POINT SHALL NOT EXCEED NINE MONTHS 4) At this point, all property owners within the proposed LHD are to be notified of the Proposal, including the draft guidelines, and the standard procedures of the Area Planning Commission for rezoning. If no NSC has been involved in the initiation, one will be required henceforth for further process. 5) The NSC and the HPC shall schedule public meeting(s) to review the proposed district and Preservation Guidelines. Based on this public input_, the HDC, NSC and HPC Staff will revise the Preservation Guidelines, district boundaries, etc. THE PROCESS OF REVISION SHALI, NOT EXCEED SIX MONTHS 6) The final Historic Preservation Guidelines, boundaries, etc. shall be distributed to the owners of all property within the proposed district.