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SECTION 8:	HISTORICAL	PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
AND SITES
The City may establish by ordinance one or more historic
districts and/or sites within the area of its jurisdiction. No
historic district or districts or sites shall be designated until
the following requirements are met:
A.	An investigation of the historical, architectural, archaeological and cultural significance of the buildings, structures, features, sites and surroundings of the proposed districts, landmarks or historic sites will be made which:
(1)	exemplifies or reflects the broad cultural, political, economic or social history of the nation, state, county or town; or
(2)	is identified with historic personages or with important events in national, state, or local history; or
(3)	embodies distinguishing characteristics of one or more architectural types, or contains specimens inherently valuable for the study of a period, style or methods of construction or use of indigenous materials or craftsmanship; or
(4)	is representative of the notable works of one or more master builders, designers or architects whose individual ability has been recognized to have influenced their age; or
(5)	constitutes a unique density of architecture, scale, landscaping and planning.
A public hearing will be held after notice, specifying the boundaries of any proposed historic preservation district~and the location of proposed historic landmarks and landmark sites. Said notice shall be published once a week for at least three (3) consecutive weeks in at least one (1) newspaper published in the City. The first publication of such resolution shall be made not less than twenty-one (21) days prior to the date fixed in such resolution for the public hearing and the last publication shall be made not more than seven (7) days prior to such date.
C.	Within sixty (60) calendar days after the public hearing held in connection herewith, the City Council shall consider the proposal and either designate the proposed area as a Historic Preservation District or deny disignation of the propsed area as a Historic Preservation District.
D.	Appeals from such determination by the City Council shall be as otherwise required by law for appeal from
■	zoning	decisions	by	the City Council.	.
SECTION 9:	CHANGES	IN	EXTERIOR	FEATURES	IN HISTORIC DISTRICT
OR HISTORIC SITE
After designation of a historic district, or historic
site, no exterior portion of any building or other structure
(including walls, fences, light fixtures, steps and pavement, or
other appurtenance features) nor above ground utility structure
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