Criteria

To qualify for the historic register a property must fall into one of the following categories:

1. Is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of national, state, or local history;

   2. Embodies the distinctive architectural                    characteristics of a type, period, style or                method of design or construction, or                      represents a significant and distinguishable            entity whose components may lack individual        distinction;

   3. Is an outstanding work of a designer, builder,          or architect who has made a substantial                contribution to the art;

   4. Exemplifies or reflects special elements of            the city's cultural, special, economic, political        aesthetic, engineering or architectural history;

   5. Is associated with the lives of persons                  significant in national, state, or local history;

   6. Has yielded or may be likely to yield                      important archaeological information related          to history or prehistory;

   7. Is a building or structure removed from its            original location but which is significant                  primarily for architectural value, or which is            the only surviving structure significantly                  associated with an historic person or event;

   8. Is a birthplace or grave of an historical figure          of outstanding importance and is the only              surviving structure or site associated with              that person;

   9. Is a cemetery which derives its primary                significance from age, from distinctive design        features, or from association with historic              events, or cultural patterns;

   10. Is a reconstructed building that has been               executed in an historically accurate manner           on the original site; or

   11. Is a creative and unique example of folk                architecture and design created by persons            not formally trained in the archite4ctural or            design professions, and which does not fit              into formal architectural or historical                      categories.

Process

1. Any person may nominate a building, structure, site, object or district for inclusion in the Millwood register of historic places. Members of the historic preservation commission or the commission as a whole may generate nominations. In its nomination decision, the commission shall consider the Millwood inventory of historic resources and the city comprehensive plan.
   
2. In the case of individual properties, the nomination shall include the written consent of the owner(s) of the subject property. The nomination documentation shall also include the UTM reference and all features (interior and exterior) of principal structures and accessory buildings that contribute to its significance.
   
3. In the case of districts, the nomination shall include a description of the boundaries of the district; the characteristics of the district which justify its inclusion on the register; and a list of all properties including features, structures, sites, and objects which contribute to the significance of the district. The nomination documentation shall also include the written consent of all owner(s) of the subject property located within the proposed district.
   
4. The commission shall consider the nomination at a public meeting. Notice of the nomination shall be given to the public, the owner(s) of all properties that are the subject of the nomination and the authors of the nomination, if different, and lessees, if any, of any subject property, at least thirty (30) days prior to the public meeting in accordance with rules established by the commission pursuant to Subsection 15.22.040(D). Such notice shall include publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city and posting of the property.
   
5. The historic preservation commission shall consider the merits of the nomination, according to the criteria in Subsection 15.22.050(A), and according to nomination review standards that may be established by the commission pursuant to Subsection 15.22.040(D). If the commission finds that the nominated property or district is eligible for the register, the commission shall list the property or district in the register. The public, the authors of the nomination, and the owner(s) of the subject property(ies) shall be notified of the listing.

Benefits

1. Listing on the Millwood register of historic places is an honorary designation denoting significant association with the historic, archaeological, engineering, or cultural heritage of the community. Properties are listed individually or as located within an historic district.
2. Prior to the commencement of any work on an historic property as defined herein or any property located within an historic district as defined herein, excluding ordinary repair and maintenance and emergency measures defined in Section 15.22.030, the owner or his/her authorized agent shall request and receive a certificate of alteration. Violation of this provision shall be grounds for the commission to review the historic property or historic district for removal from the register.
3. Prior to whole or partial demolition of an historic property as defined herein or any property located within an historic district, the owner must request and receive a certificate of demolition. Violation of this provision shall be grounds for the commission to review the historic property or historic district for removal from the register.
4. Once the city of Millwood is approved as a Certified Local Government, only historic properties listed on the Millwood register of historic places are eligible for special tax valuation in accordance with the provisions of Section 15.22.070.