A. Schedule a public hearing on the question of designation at a specified time, date, and place;

B. Give written notice of the time, date, and place, and subject of the hearing by mail not less than 30 days nor more than 40 days prior to the hearing to all owners of record of the subject property or properties and publish in a local newspaper a notice at least 10 days in advance of the hearing;

C. Hold a hearing in accordance with the notice given, at which time the owner or owners of the property or properties involved, the owners of all abutting property, and other interested citizens or public officials shall be entitled to be heard;

D. Within 45 days of the hearing, the Commission may, by a vote of 6 Commission members, approve, reject, or modify the proposed designation, but no proposed designation may be extended beyond the boundaries of the land described in the original proposal unless procedures set forth above are repeated for the enlarged boundaries. The Commission shall, in addition, set forth its findings of fact which constitute the basis for its decision.

E. Within 15 days after reaching its decision to designate the proposed property or properties as a historic property, the Commission shall transmit such decision to the County Council for its consideration. Upon receipt of the decision of the Commission, the Council may adopt an ordinance, approve the same, and place it on the Pierce County Register of Historic Places, or it may reject the same, or refer it back to the Commission for further consideration as may be deemed appropriate. Upon placement of the property in the Pierce County Register of Historic Places, such designation shall be placed on official County maps, and all appropriate County departments shall be notified. A copy of the ordinance designating the property shall be sent to the owner or owners of record and shall be filed with the County Auditor together with a legal description of the designated property and notification that the design review provisions of this Chapter apply.