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PLACES OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE
The City Council may designate as historical property any building
or part thereof, object, structure, monument, or collection thereof having
importance to the history or architecture of the City of Newport Beach in
accordance with the criteria set forth below. The City Clerk shall maintain
a register which shall be known as the City of Newport Beach Register of
Historical Property. The City Council may at any time repeal, revise, or
modify any such designation upon reconsideration of the historical or
architectural importance of the places therein described.
1. Criteria for Selection
a) Property may be designated as historical property if it meets
any of the following standards of architectural significance:
i) Structures or areas that embody distinguishing
characteristics of an architectural style, period, or method
of construction, or of architectural development within the
City.
ii) Notable works of a master builder, designer, or
architect whose style influenced the City's architectural
development, or structures showing the evolution of an
architect's style.
iii) Rare structures displaying a building type, design,
or indigenous building form.
iv) Structures which embody special architectural and
design features.
v) Outstanding examples of structure displaying original
architectural integrity, structurally or stylistically, or
both.
vi) Unique structures or places that act as focal or
pivotal points important as a key to the character or visual
quality of an area.
b) Property may be designated as historical property if it meets any
of the following standards of historical significance:
i) Sites and structures connected with events significant
in the economic, cultural, political, social, or civic history
of the City of Newport Beach, the County of Orange, the State
of California, or the United States of America.
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ii) Structures or areas identified with the lives
of historical personages of the City of Newport Beach, the
County of Orange, the State of California, or the United
States of America.
iii) Sites and groups of structures representing
historical development patterns, including, but not limited
to, urbanization patterns, railroads, agricultural settlements,
and canals.
2. . Application of State Historical Building Code
Any building or structure designated as having historical or
architectural importance by inclusion in the Newport Beach Register of
Historical Property shall be deemed a "qualified historical building
or structure" for purposes of applying the State Historical Building
Code, as set forth in Part 2.7 (commencing with section 18950) of
Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California
and Part 8 of Title 24 of the California Administrative Code. The
Director of the Building Department may apply the said State Histori-
cal Building Code to any such building or structure, providing, however,
that the highest standards of structural and fire safety are maintained.
3. Procedures
The owner of any structure who desires that such structure be
included in the Register shall make application to the City Council in
form prescribed by the City Manager stating the characteristics of such
structure in terms of the criteria outlined above. The City Manager
shall submit applications to the Parks, Beaches, and Recreation Com-
mission, the Arts Commission, and the Newport Beach Historical Society
for review and recommendation before submitting such application to the
City Council for consideration. The City Council shall consider all
recommendations before making its determination.
Adopted - May 28, 1985