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Board backs tighter notice rules for nonprofit‑led historic designation applications
Summary
The board voted to endorse a text amendment requiring additional notice steps and a pre‑application meeting between nonprofits and property owners before nonprofit‑initiated historic designation petitions are filed.
The Historic Preservation Board endorsed an amendment to the Unified Land Development Regulations that would add notice and pre‑application meeting requirements specifically for nonprofit organizations filing historic‑designation applications.
Under the proposed change, a nonprofit that initiates a landmark or district designation must hold a pre‑application public participation meeting with the property owner and follow enhanced notice steps intended to ensure owners and neighbors receive direct outreach. Staff said the amendment responds to concerns about outside groups initiating designation actions without meaningful owner contact.
The proposal leaves existing staff‑initiated and commission‑initiated nomination routes intact; it targets nonprofit filings. Board members asked about practical notice mechanisms and whether certified or first‑class mail would be used; staff confirmed certified notices are used for landmark nominations and first‑class mail and posted sign notices are used for districts. After discussion the board voted to endorse the amendment and send it forward to Planning & Zoning for public hearings.
