Applicants shall meet requirements of subdivision (1) and one or more of the other following requirements in order to be considered for historic district designation:

(1) At least 60 percent of the district property owners, which shall also consist of at least 60 percent of the property, shall petition the Baldwin County Commission for a historic district designation.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-2-221.03

  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) The buildings or district shall already be on the state and/or national register.
(3) The historic district shall contain buildings or sites of historic importance.
(4) The historic district shall contain buildings or sites with distinctive stylistic aesthetic or locational character which will likely be considered historical in the future.
(5) The historic district shall contain buildings or sites exhibiting particular skilled examples of craftsmanship and design which are or will likely be considered historical in nature.
(6) The historic district may have recommendations for designation by any federal, state, or other recognized survey of historic sites or structures.
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