CHAPTER 1-21
FLAGSTAFF REGISTER OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES

SECTIONS:

1-21-001-0001    NAME OF REGISTER:

1-21-001-0002    ADMISSION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES:

1-21-001-0003    ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN REGISTER:

1-21-001-0004    NOMINATIONS, FORM PROVIDED:

1-21-001-0005    NOTIFICATION OF PROPERTY’S NOMINATION:

1-21-001-0006    WITHDRAWAL FROM REGISTER:

1-21-001-0007    GUIDELINES FOR NOMINATION:

1-21-001-0008    NOTIFICATION OF PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN PROPOSED DISTRICT:

1-21-001-0009    SUBMISSION OF NOMINATION FORMS, REVIEW BY COMMISSION:

1-21-001-0010    ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES:

1-21-001-0001 NAME OF REGISTER:

The Local Historic Register shall be named the Flagstaff Register of Historic Properties.

1-21-001-0002 ADMISSION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES:

All buildings and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the State of Arizona Register of Historic Places, shall automatically be admitted to the City of Flagstaff Register of Historic Properties with the concurrence of the property owners.

1-21-001-0003 ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN REGISTER:

All buildings, sites or districts, which possess significant historical and/or architectural significance to the City and are at least fifty (50) years old, shall be deemed eligible for inclusion in the Register.

A.    Where strong justification or special significance exists and their historical and/or architectural significance can be shown to be of a special nature, properties less than fifty (50) years old shall be considered for admission to the Register.

1-21-001-0004 NOMINATIONS, FORM PROVIDED:

Nominations to the City of Flagstaff Register of Historic Properties may be made by any person or group of persons, said nomination shall be made on a form provided by the City and shall include:

A.    A current photograph of the property.

B.    The property name and location.

C.    The owner’s name and address.

D.    A physical description.

E.    A statement of significance.

F.    Additional documentation that may be required by the Flagstaff Historic Sites Commission to establish the merits of an individual property.

1-21-001-0005 NOTIFICATION OF PROPERTY’S NOMINATION:

If the nomination is made by someone other than the property owner, the property owner shall be notified in writing of the property’s nomination. If a property is owned by more than one person, all owners will be notified of the nomination and the desires of a simple majority of the owners will be considered, unless a legal instrument agreed to among the owners or otherwise binding on the owners provides to the contrary, then in that event the legal instrument shall control in considering the property for nomination.

A.    The property shall not be placed on the Local Register until the property owners respond in writing that they desire their property to be placed on said Register.

B.    If the written response is not received within sixty (60) days, the nomination will be considered withdrawn.

1-21-001-0006 WITHDRAWAL FROM REGISTER:

A property may be withdrawn from the Register at any time by the property owner, provided that a written notice is submitted to the Planning and Development Section.

A.    The Historic Sites Commission will be notified of the withdrawal of all properties at their next regular meeting.

B.    The owner may renominate the property at any time thereafter and the nomination will be considered in accordance with Section 1-21-001-0009 of this Chapter.

C.    Any person or group of persons, may renominate the property or district after a six (6) month waiting period.

1-21-001-0007 GUIDELINES FOR NOMINATION:

Any person or group may nominate a group of properties for inclusion in the Register as a historic district using the following guidelines:

A.    A historic district shall be comprised of a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of properties which are deemed to contribute to the historic significance of the district.

B.    The Secretary of Interiors Standards for evaluating structures within registered historic districts shall be used as the admission criteria.

1.    A structure contributing to the historic significance of a district is one which by location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association adds to the district’s sense of time and place and historical development.

2.    A structure not contributing to the historical significance of a district is one that does not add to the district’s sense of time and place and historical development; or one where the integrity of the original design or individual architectural features or spaces have been irretrievably lost; or one where physical deterioration and/or structural damage has made it not reasonably feasible to rehabilitate the building.

3.    Ordinarily, structures that have been built within the last fifty (50) years shall not be considered eligible unless a strong justification concerning their historical or architectural merit is given or the historical attributes of the district are considered to be less than fifty (50) years old.

1-21-001-0008 NOTIFICATION OF PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN PROPOSED DISTRICT:

All property owners within the proposed district shall be notified in writing of the nomination. For properties with multiple owners, they shall collectively be considered one owner.

A.    Should a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the property owners respond in writing that they support the inclusion of their property in the district the nomination may then be considered.

B.    Should fifty one percent (51%) of the property owners file a written protest within twenty one (21) days of receipt of notification, the nomination shall be considered withdrawn.

C.    Any person, or group of persons, may renominate the district after a six (6) month waiting period.

D.    All rights of withdrawal in Section 1-21-001-0006 shall apply to any property within a historic district.

E.    If a property is withdrawn from a historic district, said district will be reviewed by the Historic Sites Commission. The Commission shall make a recommendation to the City Council as to whether the district still possesses the necessary historical and/or architectural significance, or whether the properties should be considered in accordance with Sections 1-21-001-0004 and 1-21-001-0005 for individual inclusion in the Register.

1-21-001-0009 SUBMISSION OF NOMINATION FORMS, REVIEW BY COMMISSION:

All completed nomination forms shall be submitted to the City of Flagstaff Historic Sites Commission for consideration at a regularly scheduled meeting. The Commission shall:

A.    Appoint a three (3) member subcommittee, for a term of one year, to review all nominations.

1.    The subcommittee will report on each nomination at the next regularly scheduled Commission meeting regarding the nominee’s compliance with criteria for admission to the City of Flagstaff Register of Historic Properties.

2.    The Commission shall at that time vote on each application, either to recommend that the City Council accept it for admission or reject it.

a.    A simple majority vote of members present shall prevail.

b.    Rejected applications may be resubmitted after a twelve (12) month waiting period.

c.    A nomination may be returned to the applicant for additional information prior to action by the Commission.

1-21-001-0010 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES:

A.    The Planning and Development Section shall be in charge of maintaining all the local historic register documents and shall record all accepted local historic properties with the County Recorder within thirty (30) days of acceptance by the City Council.

B.    The Planning and Development Section shall include notification to the Development Review Board and prospective developers that a particular property is on the Local Historic Register. (Ord. 1290, 12-6-83)