A. Any owner(s) who desires to have their property designated individually as a historic landmark shall enter into a contractual agreement with the city upon the approval of the city council. The owner(s) shall agree to appropriate management standards for the exterior of the property, including those listed in BMC 22.28.010, or to the interior of a register property if interior features were a contributing factor in the property’s designation, in consideration for the board’s recommendation that the owner’s property be designated in the Bothell register. The exterior of a property may include any significant outside features that contributed to the property’s listing, such as, but not limited to, outbuildings, garden features, etc. The contractual arrangement may include economic incentives and negotiated standards as specified in BMC 22.24.080.

B. In the case of historic districts, design standards specific to each historic district shall be compiled as part of the designation process and used as a basis for approving or modifying any proposed construction plans and development proposals for both contributing and noncontributing properties and new construction within the district boundaries. Upon adoption by city council, these standards shall supersede the city’s corresponding development and design standards within the historic district. All actions within the boundaries of the historic district that affect a condition upon which historic landmark designation was granted and that also require a city permit shall be subject to landmark preservation board review prior to issuance of said permit. (Ord. 2322 § 18, 2020).