Procedure For Designation

TITLE 67 STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS CHAPTER 46 PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC SITES 67-4615. Procedure for designation. No ordinance designating a historic property pursuant to section 67-4614 , Idaho Code, may be adopted until the following procedural steps have been taken: a.  The local historic preservation commission shall make an investigation and report on the historical, architectural, archeological or cultural significance of the property in question. b.  The local governing body shall hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance, after giving sufficient written notice to the owners and occupants of the property and posting public notice in its normal manner. c.  Following such public hearing, the local governing body may act on the ordinance. d.  Upon adoption of the ordinance, the owners and occupants of each designated historic property shall be given written notification of such designation by the local governing body. One (1) copy of the ordinance shall be filed by the local historic preservation commission in the office of the county recorder for the county in which the property is located. e.  The local historic preservation commission shall give notice of such designation to the tax assessor of the county in which the property is located. The designation and any recorded restrictions upon the property limiting its use for preservation purposes shall be considered by the tax assessor in appraising it for tax purposes.