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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)