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Section IX. LANDMARKS DESIGNATION PROCEDURE
A.	The following procedure shall be adhered to in designating any building, structure, site, monument, or other landmark that Is worthy of preservation;
(1)	The Commission shall consider for landmark designation any
property proposed by motion of any Commission member and seconded by two additional Commission members, or by the	owner	of	proposed property.
(2)	Notice of a proposed designation	shall	be	sent by registered
mall to the owner of preperty proposed for landmark designation, describing the property proposed and announcing a public hearing by the Commission to consider said designation.
(3)	The Commission shall also cause notice	of	the proposed
designation	to be published at least once at	least	thirty (30) days
prior to the public hearing and shall post notice of the hearing in the place where the Commission meets, and in addition, such notice may be also published in a newspaper having general circulation in Bay St. Louis.
(4)The	Commission shall also send notice of a proposed designation to all city agencies having previously requested notification of such proceedings? to the landmark area advisory board in whose area the proposed landmark is located, if any existsj and to other parties customarily informed by the Commission of such proceedings.
(5)	The Commission may solicit expert testimony regarding the historic and architectural importance of the building, structure, site, monument, area, or other landmark under consideration for designation.
(6)	The Commission may present testimony or documentary evidence of Its own to establish a record regarding the historic and architectrual Importance of the proposed landmark property.
(7)	The Commission shall afford to the owner of said property reasonable opportunity to present testimony or documentary evidence regarding the historic and architectural importance of the proposed landmark property.
(8)	The owner of property proposed for landmark designation shall be afforded the right of presentation by counsel and reasonable opportunity to cross examine witnesses presented by the Commission.
(9)	Any interested party may present testimony or documentary evidence regarding the proposed landmark designation at the public hearing and may submit to the Commission documentary evidence within three days after the hearing.