A.
Historic districts. The following areas are, and hereby continue
to be from the original date of such prior designation, each designated
as an historic district of the City of Bordentown, and every structure
therein is hereby designated an historic landmark worthy of protection
and preservation:
B.
Other districts. Other and additional City historic districts and/or
individual historic landmarks within or without an historic district
may be designated by reference to the City Zoning Map or City Tax
Map as to districts or by City Tax Map as to individual historic landmarks.
Such other and additional designations shall be based on the method,
procedures, and standards forth in this chapter.
A.
Survey. The Commission shall from time to time, not less than once
every six years, perform a review of existing survey data to evaluate
accuracy and the need for an update. A survey shall evaluate and identify
historic resources districts, or sites that are worthy of City preservation
and protection. The survey evaluation and identification shall be
performed in accordance with and pursuant to a process recognized
by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO).
B.
Criteria for designation. The criteria for evaluating and designating
City historic districts and sites should be consistent with the National
Register criteria. The Commission shall identify resources, buildings,
structures, objects and sites within the City that merit designation
and protection and that meet the criteria set forth in this chapter.
The Commission or any interested party may recommend designation of
historic sites or districts that have integrity of location, design,
setting, materials, workmanship and association and that meet one
or more of the following criteria:
(1)
Character, interest, or value as part of the development, heritage
or cultural characteristics of the City, state or nation.
(2)
Association with events that have made a significant contribution
to the broad patterns of national, state or local history.
(3)
Association with the lives of persons significant in national, state
or local history.
(4)
Embodiment of the distinctive characteristics of a type or period
of construction, architecture, or engineering or of a method of construction.
(5)
Identification with the work of a builder, designer, artist, architect
or landscape architect whose work has influenced the development of
the City, state or nation.
(6)
Embodiment of elements of design, detail, material or craftsmanship
that render an improvement architecturally significant or structurally
innovative.
(7)
Likelihood of yielding information important in prehistory or history.
A.
Proposals. Interested parties, concerned citizens, or City officials
or agencies may contact the secretary to the Commission to request
consideration of a proposed historic site or district. Based on its
review, the Commission shall make a list of sites and districts that
it proposes to nominate for designation and shall institute the designation
procedures set forth in this chapter.
B.
Formal nominations. The formal nomination of an historic site or
historic district shall include photographs of the property or properties,
a copy of the tax map sheet on which the property or properties are
located, marked to show the location of the property or properties,
a building-by-building inventory of all properties, photographs of
all improvements, a physical description, and statement of significance
that address the criteria for designation, and a written description
of the location and boundaries of the site or district.
C.
Proposals list. The list of proposed historic sites and historic
districts, with accompanying information in support of the designation,
including lot and block numbers and street addresses where available,
shall be subject to review at a public hearing before the Commission.
D.
Notification of proposal. After the preparation of the list of properties
that it proposes for designation, and at least 10 days prior to the
date scheduled for the hearing, the Historic Preservation Commission
shall, by first class mail and certified mail, return receipt requested,
attempt to notify each owner of a proposed historic landmark, or the
owner of a property within a proposed historic district, of the date
and time of the hearing and that his or her property is being considered
for historic designation. In the event that the foregoing notice would
otherwise be required to be delivered to more than 35 addresses, then
notice by publication in the City newspaper(s) of record may be substituted
for delivery by certified mail with return receipt requested. Hand-delivery
with written receipt may be substituted for certified mail. Failure
to obtain owners' signatures on certified mail receipts shall
not invalidate the designation process. When hand-delivery with written
receipt is substituted for certified mail, a written receipt is required.
In the event that notice by publication is substituted for notice
by certified mail, a copy of said published notice shall be made a
part of the record of the Historic Preservation Commission.
E.
Public notice. At least 10 days before the hearing, a map and list
of proposed designated sites shall be made available for public inspection
at City Hall. At least 10 days prior to the date scheduled for the
hearing, the list of proposed designated historic sites and districts
and notice of availability of the map showing the proposed designated
historic sites and districts shall be published, together with notice
of the hearing, in the official newspapers of the City.
F.
Hearing. At the hearing, interested persons shall be entitled to
present their opinions, suggestions, corrections, and objections to
the proposed recommendations for the historic site or district designations.
G.
Recommendations and report. Upon review of the proposed site or historic district, and after hearing the comments of the public, if any, the Commission shall forward the proposed site or district nominations and a complete list of involved properties to the Planning Board, accompanied by a report of its recommendations for sites and districts to be identified in the historic preservation element of the Master Plan and designated as historic sites or districts in the Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 300 of Bordentown City Code) and the criteria used in making its recommendations. Copies of the report shall be delivered to the Planning Board and the City Clerk, and a notice of the action published in official newspapers of the City by the Commission.
H.
Notification of proceedings. In addition to any notices required
for amendment to the Master Plan, notification of proceedings before
the Planning Board shall be by public notice in the City newspaper(s)
of record and by prominent posting on the City bulletin board in Town
Hall at least 30 days prior to the Planning Board hearing. All other
requirements of the Municipal Land Use Law regarding adoption of or
amendments to the Master Plan and development regulations shall be
followed.
I.
Submission. After Planning Board review and adoption of a revised
historic preservation element of the City of Bordentown City Master
Plan that includes the historic sites and districts, the Commission
shall submit the list of proposed historic sites and districts and
a map to the City governing body for adoption to amend the Land Development
Ordinance. In the event that the Planning Board does not recommend
inclusion of the sites or districts in the historic preservation element,
the Commission may nevertheless request that the City governing body
consider designation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65.1.
