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/~92G Section 5. Section 2.409 of the Eugene Code, 191, is hereby amended to read and provide: 2.409 Historic ~,andmark - Alteration. (1) Except as provided in the development standards imposed by the cauncil,~no person may alter an historic land- mark in such a manner as to affect its exterior appearance, unless a permit to do so has first been obtained. A permit shall also be obtained prior to alteration of major interior or architectural features of publicly owned historic landmarks. Major features shall be specified in the development standards imposed by the council. ~2} Applications for permits shall be made to the building official and shad thereupon be referred for review and action to the director of ~~ousing and Community Conserva- tion or his/her designee. ~ 3 } Upon receipt of the app~.icatian, the director shall notify the board and abutting property owners, including owners of property which would be abutting if there were no intervening streets, that an application has been filed and that it can be reviewed a~L ~Lhe Housing and Community Conserva- tion Department. Interested persons may request a copy of the director's decision. ~4} Within 30 days fo~.lowing receipt of an application from the building official, the director shall approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application based on the following criteria: ~.a} The findings and purpose of the city' s his- toric landmark preservation policy; ~.b} The economic use of the historic landmark and the reasonableness of the proposed alteration as related to the public's interest in the landmark's preservation or restoration; ~c} The value and significance of the historic landmark; ~d} The physical condition of the historic land- mark; 4.e} The general, compatibility of exterior design, arrangement, proportion, detail, scaler solar, texture, and materials proposed to be used with the existing landmark and the surrounding neighborhood; and ~f } Pertinent aesthetic factors. ~5} when reviewing an application for exterior altera- tion of a privately owned historic landmark, the director shall not .consider interior alteration or arrangments except as they may affect the exterior or threaten the continued existence of the historic landmark. ~6} The director's decision shall be in writing and shall specify in detail the bases for the decision. ~_7} A copy of the director's decision shall be deliv- Ordinance - 2