Cathedral City Municipal Code § 8.62.100 Application required

The owner of property, or their authorized representative, may submit an application to designate their property, or a portion thereof, as a historic site. Application shall be made upon such forms as may be required by the city, and the application shall be accompanied by such application fee as may be established by resolution of the city council. At a minimum, the application shall contain the following information:

A. A report that describes how the proposed site, structure, building or object is eligible and appropriate for designation under this section. The report shall include at a minimum:

1. Photographs of the exterior of the proposed site, structure, building or object;

2. Information about the architect(s), designer(s), planner(s), and/or developers of the proposed site, structure, building or object;

3. Date and method of construction of any structure, building or object upon the proposed site;

4. A description of the character-defining features of the site, structure, building or object, such as materials, architectural or landscape elements, architectural style, and other relevant descriptors;

5. Ownership and address history; and

6. Identify the source of the information provided in the application, such as building permit numbers, publications, organizations or individuals.

B. Notarized signatures of all property owners of the property.

C. Any other documentation or research as may be deemed necessary to determine the qualifications of the site, structure, building or object for historic designation.

(Ord. 865 § 2, 2022)

Upon receipt of a complete application by the property owner pursuant to this section, city staff shall conduct or cause to be conducted such surveys, studies or investigations as it deems necessary to determine whether the subject property qualifies for a historic site designation. The applicant shall pay for all costs associated with such surveys, studies or investigations. The applicant may submit such surveys, studies or investigations with its application, and if so city staff shall determine whether any additional surveys, studies or investigations are necessary.

(Ord. 865 § 2, 2022)

The historic preservation committee shall hold a public hearing to recommend to the city council whether property shall be designated as a historic site (Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3). Notice of the public hearing shall be given as provided herein. The committee's recommendation shall be based upon findings, supported by substantial evidence in the record, that the property meets one or more of the criteria for a historic site designation, as listed in the definition of historic site in Section 8.62.020(A) through (G). If the committee finds that the property meets the criteria for historic site designation, it shall also make a finding as to whether the property meets the criteria for a Class 1, Class 2, or Class 3 historic site designation.

(Ord. 865 § 2, 2022)

Upon receipt of a recommendation from the historic preservation committee, the city council shall hold a public hearing to consider the recommendation and determine whether to designate property as a historic site (Class 1, Class 2, or Class 3). Notice given in the same manner and to the same persons as required for the public hearing before the historic preservation committee. The city council's determination shall be based upon findings, supported by substantial evidence in the record, that the property meets one or more of the criteria for a historic site designation, as listed in the definition of historic site in Section 8.62.020(A) through (G). If the council finds that the property meets the criteria for historic site designation, it shall also make a finding as to whether the property meets the criteria for a Class 1, Class 2, or Class 3 historic site designation.

(Ord. 865 § 2, 2022)

A. Mailed notice of the public hearing shall be provided at least ten days prior to the hearing to the owners of all property lying within the area proposed to be designated as an historic site and within three hundred feet of the outer boundaries of the area proposed to be designated as an historic site, and in addition to such mailed notice, notice of such hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the city at least ten days prior to such hearing. If mailed notice as required above would result in notice to more than two hundred fifty persons, as an alternative to such mailed notice, notice may be given by placing a display advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, and by posting such notice in at least three conspicuous places within the proposed boundaries of the area proposed to be designated as an historic site.

B. Notice May Be Combined. Notice of public hearing before the city council may be combined with the notice of public hearing before the historic preservation committee; provided, that the date set for public hearing before the city council shall be not more than sixty days later than the date set for public hearing by the historic preservation committee. For good cause, the public hearing before the city council may be continued from time to time, without further published notice, by announcing that fact at the time and place set for the public hearing before the city council.

(Ord. 865 § 2, 2022)

If the city council shall find that the purposes of this chapter are furthered by designation of property as a historic site, such findings shall be stated in a resolution designating such property within such historic site. From and after the adoption of such resolution, all property within such historic site shall be subject to the rules and regulations governing the demolition, preservation, rehabilitation or alteration of historic sites. A copy of the resolution shall be recorded in the records of the Riverside County clerk-recorder against the property designated as a historic site.

(Ord. 865 § 2, 2022)

A. The city council, upon recommendation from the historic preservation committee, may require historic sites to be marked with uniform and distinctive markers as a part of the decision to approve an application to establish a historic site. The markers shall be of a design approved by the planning commission with prior review and recommendations by the public arts commission and parks and community events commission.

B. As a courtesy, notice may be given to the Riverside County historical commission, the Tribal historic preservation officer and the California Department of Parks and Recreation (Office of Historic Preservation) regarding the proposed location of markers prior to installation to permit recommendations by those agencies.

(Ord. 865 § 2, 2022)