Notification of proposal. After the preparation of the list of properties
that it proposes for designation, and at least 10 days prior to the
date scheduled for the hearing, the Historic Preservation Commission
shall, by first class mail and certified mail, return receipt requested,
attempt to notify each owner of a proposed historic landmark, or the
owner of a property within a proposed historic district, of the date
and time of the hearing and that his or her property is being considered
for historic designation. In the event that the foregoing notice would
otherwise be required to be delivered to more than 35 addresses, then
notice by publication in the City newspaper(s) of record may be substituted
for delivery by certified mail with return receipt requested. Hand-delivery
with written receipt may be substituted for certified mail. Failure
to obtain owners' signatures on certified mail receipts shall
not invalidate the designation process. When hand-delivery with written
receipt is substituted for certified mail, a written receipt is required.
In the event that notice by publication is substituted for notice
by certified mail, a copy of said published notice shall be made a
part of the record of the Historic Preservation Commission.