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Scc. %154. Support staff and historic preservation officer. -- (a) Administration. The director of community development, or his designee, as historic preservation officer, shall administer this ordinance and the permitting and zoning functions thereof contained in this and other applicable ordinances. (b) Coordination. The historic preservation officer will coordinate the commission's and city's preservation activities with the county and appropriate state and federal agencies, and will advise the commission on relevant issues. Sec. 7-155. Designation of landmarks and historic districts. (a) Designation. The city council may designate sites, buildings, structures, landscapes and objects as landmarks, and areas as historic districts, including the public rights-of- way in and surrounding them, by adopting zoning districts designated as HD on the city's official zoning maps pursuant to procedures incorporated into the city's basic zoning ordinance by the city council. (b) Criteria. A historic district may be established to preserve landmarks and areas of exemplary architectural, archaeological, cultural, or historic value provided such landmarks or areas have one or more of the following characteristics: 1. Significance in history, architecture, archaeology', or culture; 2. Association with certain events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local, regional, state,' or national history; 3. Association with the lives of significant persons in our past; 4. Embodying the distinctive characteristics of an architectural or engineering type, period, or method of construction; 5. Represents the work of a master designer, builder, or craftsman; 6. Represents an established and familiar visual feature of the ; community; 7. Has archaeological value because it has produced or can be expected to produce data affecting theories of historic or prehistoric interest. Page 6 of 14