Portland Land Use Code

Citation: Portland Land Use Code 16.
Parent Document: Portland Land Use Code
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
Original Source: https://www.portlandmaine.gov/asset/a5dcd1dc-4117-40b3-b3da-74a56919e14b ↗

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16.3 NOMINATION, CONSIDERATION, AND sponsorship of the nomination to the
HISTORIC DESIGNATION Planning Authority.
16.3.1 Procedure C. Upon nomination, the Planning Authority shall
The provisions of this section shall govern the notify the owner(s) of the subject property or
nomination, consideration, and designation of properties. Upon nomination of a property
landmarks, historic districts, and historic landscape that may hold significance to Indigenous
districts. communities, the Planning Authority shall
notify all Tribal Historic Preservation Officers in
16.3.2 Nomination of a historic designation Maine of the nomination and invite them to
A. Nomination of a historic designation shall be consult in the review of the nomination.
submitted to the Planning Authority in writing. D. A nomination shall be diligently pursued from
Nominations shall include the following the date of submission. Nominators shall
information: provide additional information as requested by
1. A statement of how the proposed historic the Planning Authority or Historic Preservation
designation meets the criteria for historic Board when determined to be reasonably
designation under Subsections 16.2.2(A), necessary to make any determination required
(B), and (C). by this article. Failure of nominators to provide
2. A map showing the location and proposed a response to the request for additional
boundaries of the historic designation. information within 120 days of the date upon
3. A draft list of the constituent buildings, which the written request was made shall cause
structures, objects, and sites, indicating the nomination to expire.
their degree of cultural, historic, E. Withdrawal of nominations shall only be at the
architectural, or archaeological consent of all parties who submitted the
significance and their classification as nomination. Consent to withdraw a nomination
contributing or noncontributing within the shall be submitted in writing to the Planning
proposed historic designation. Authority.
B. Nominations may be submitted by:
1. Any two members of the Historic 16.3.3 Historic Preservation Board review and
Preservation Board on their own initiative; recommendation
2. The Planning Authority; A. A public hearing on the nomination shall be
3. In the case of a landmark, one or more held by the Historic Preservation Board
owners of the affected property; or following one or more workshops conducted in
4. In the case of a historic district or historic accordance with procedures adopted by the
landscape district, one or more owners of Historic Preservation Board.
an affected property, provided a minimum B. The Historic Preservation Board shall consider
of two members of the Historic all testimony or evidence relating to the
Preservation Board submit written nomination from any person who makes
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