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Covington City Zoning Code

18.47 Protection

and Preservation of Landmarks, Landmark Sites and Districts

18.47.010 Protection and preservation of landmarks, landmark sites and districts.

The following sections of King County Code Chapter 20.62 are adopted by reference, as amended below, for the protection and preservation of landmarks, landmark sites and districts within the City of Covington:

(1) K.C.C. 20.62.020 – Definitions, except as follows:

(a) Paragraph H is changed to read:

“Director” means the Director of the City of Covington Department of Community Development or their designee.

(b) Add paragraph:

Z. “Council” is the City of Covington City Council.

(2) K.C.C. 20.62.040 – Designation Criteria, except all references to “King County” are changed to read “City of Covington.”

(3) K.C.C. 20.62.050 – Nomination Procedure, except that an additional requirement that all nominations must have the prior written consent of the property owner(s) is added.

(4) K.C.C. 20.62.070 – Designation Procedure, except all references to “King County” are changed to read “City of Covington.”

(5) K.C.C. 20.62.080 – Certificate of Appropriateness Procedure, except the last sentence of paragraph A thereof.

(6) K.C.C. 20.62.100 – Evaluation of Economic Impact.

(7) K.C.C. 20.62.110 – Appeal Procedure, except that appeals shall be filed with the City of Covington City Clerk for decision by the Covington Hearing Examiner.

(8) K.C.C. 20.62.130 – Penalty for Violation of Section 20.62.080 (subsection (5) of this section).

(9) K.C.C. 20.62.140 – Special Valuation for Historic Properties, except that the reference to “King County” in subsection C is changed to “City of Covington.”

(10) Development proposals and permit applications for changes to landmark properties shall not be considered complete unless accompanied by a certificate of appropriateness pursuant to subsection (5) of this section. Upon receipt of an application for a development proposal or permit which affects a City of Covington landmark or an historic resource that has received a preliminary determination of significance as defined in subsection (1) of this section, the application circulated to the King County Historic Preservation Officer shall be deemed an application for a certificate of appropriateness pursuant to subsection (5) of this section if accompanied by the additional information required to apply for such certificate. (Ord. 14-17 § 4)

18.47.020 Definitions.

Repealed by Ord. 16-17. (Ord. 20-07 § 61; Ord. 41-02 § 2 (20.62.020). Formerly 14.40.020)

18.47.030 Landmarks and Heritage Commission created – Membership and organization.

Repealed by Ord. 14-17. (Ord. 20-07 § 61; Ord. 41-02 § 2 (20.62.030). Formerly 14.40.030)

18.47.040 Designation criteria.

Repealed by Ord. 14-17. (Ord. 20-07 § 61; Ord. 41-02 § 2 (20.62.040). Formerly 14.40.040)

18.47.050 Nomination procedure.

Repealed by Ord. 14-17. (Ord. 20-07 § 61; Ord. 41-02 § 2 (20.62.050). Formerly 14.40.050)

18.47.060 Designation procedure.

Repealed by Ord. 14-17. (Ord. 20-07 § 61; Ord. 41-02 § 2 (20.62.070). Formerly 14.40.060)

18.47.070 Certificate of appropriateness procedure.

Repealed by Ord. 14-17. (Ord. 20-07 § 61; Ord. 41-02 § 2 (20.62.080). Formerly 14.40.070)

18.47.080 Evaluation of economic impact.

Repealed by Ord. 14-17. (Ord. 20-07 § 61; Ord. 41-02 § 2 (20.62.100). Formerly 14.40.080)

18.47.090 Appeal procedure.

Repealed by Ord. 14-17. (Ord. 20-07 § 61; Ord. 41-02 § 2 (20.62.110). Formerly 14.40.090)

18.47.100 Funding.

Repealed by Ord. 14-17. (Ord. 20-07 § 61; Ord. 41-02 § 2 (20.62.120). Formerly 14.40.100)

18.47.110 Penalty for violation of CMC 18.47.070.

Repealed by Ord. 14-17. (Ord. 20-07 § 61; Ord. 41-02 § 2 (20.62.130). Formerly 14.40.110)

18.47.120 Special valuation for historic properties.

Repealed by Ord. 14-17. (Ord. 20-07 § 61; Ord. 41-02 § 2 (20.62.140). Formerly 14.40.120)

18.47.130 Historic resources – Review process.

Repealed by Ord. 14-17. (Amended at request of department 2/08; Ord. 20-07 § 61; Ord. 41-02 § 2 (20.62.150). Formerly 14.40.130)

18.47.140 Administrative rules.

Repealed by Ord. 14-17. (Ord. 20-07 § 61; Ord. 41-02 § 2 (20.62.160). Formerly 14.40.140)