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Portland City Code ch. 14

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Portland City Code ch. 14
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Portland City Code ch. 14
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Portland (municipal)

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D. In the event that a required notice of public          17.4 CATEGORIES AND CRITERIA FOR
     meeting sign is knocked over or made illegible,           DESIGNATION
     it shall be the responsibility of the applicant to   17.4.1 Minimum criteria for designation
     promptly reset or replace the sign, though           A.   The Historic Preservation Board shall limit its
     failure to do so shall not invalidate the review.         consideration to the following criteria in
                                                               making a determination on a proposed
17.3.3 Notices and public comment                              nomination of an area, site, structure, or object
A.   Except as provided in Subsection 17.7.5, notice           for designation by ordinance as a landmark or
     of proceedings upon any application for a                 district:
     Certificate of Appropriateness shall be given             1.   Its value as a significant example of the
     only when the proposed activity otherwise                      cultural, historic, architectural,
     constitutes major site plan. Notice of such                    archaeological, or related aspect of the
     proceedings also shall be furnished to any                     heritage of the City of Portland, State of
     persons interested in historic preservation who                Maine, New England region, or the United
     have registered with the Planning Authority,                   States.
     and to the Historic Preservation Board and/or             2.   Its location as a site of a significant historic
     the Planning Board when the proceeding is                      or prehistoric event or activity which may
     pending before a different body. The failure to                have taken place within or which involved
     give any notice required by this article shall not             the use of any existing structure on the
     affect the validity of any action taken.                       property.
B.   The Historic Preservation Board, the Planning             3.   Its identification with a person or persons
     Board, the Board of Appeals, and the City                      who significantly contributed to the
     Council shall each invite public comment at a                  cultural, historic, architectural,
     public meeting in accordance with their                        archaeological, or related aspect of the
     respective rules, prior to any final action being              development of the City of Portland, State
     taken under this article.                                      of Maine, New England region, or the
C.   The Planning Authority shall advise the Historic               United States.
     Preservation Board and the Planning Board of              4.   Its exemplification of a significant
     any demolition permit application received by                  architectural type, style, or design
     the Planning Authority as to structures or                     distinguished by innovation, rarity,
     objects that have been classified as                           uniqueness, or overall quality of design,
     noncontributing within nominated or                            detail, materials, or craftsmanship.
     designated districts, but there shall be no               5.   Its identification as the work of an
     Historic Preservation Board review of such                     architect, designer, engineer, or builder
     permit applications.                                           whose individual work is significant in the
                                                                    history or development of the City of
                                                                    Portland, the State of Maine, the New
                                                                    England region, or the United States. 17-4 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE HISTORIC PRESERVATION