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(3)To document and promote an understanding of the social history of city neighborhoods, and to protect their cultural institutions.Sec. 34 -336. Establishment of, and additions to or deletions from, conservation districts. (a)City council may, by ordinance, from time to time, designate properties and areas for inclusion or removal within a conservation district. Any such action shall be undertaken following the rules and procedures applicable to the adoption of amendments to the city's zoning ordinance and zoning map. (b)Prior to the adoption of any such ordinance, the board o f architectural review ("BAR") shall define, taking into consideration information that may be provided by neighborhood residents, the architectural character -defining features of the proposed conservation district. Those features would be referenced and r einforced when applying the conservation district design guidelines. (c)Prior to the adoption of any such ordinance, the city council shall consider the recommendations of the planning commission and the BAR as to the proposed addition, removal or designati on. The commission and BAR shall address the following criteria in making their recommendations: (1)The age of buildings and structures;(2)Whether the buildings, structures and areas are listed on the Virginia Landmarks Register or the National Register of Historic places, or are eligible to be listed on such registers;(3)Whether the buildings, structures or areas are of locally important historic,cultural, architectural or archaeological interest;(4 )Whether the buildings, structures or areas are asso ciated with an historic person or event or with a renowned significant architect or master craftsman,or have special public value because of notable features relating to the cultural or artistic heritage of the Charlottesville community;(5 )Whether the buil dings, structures or areas are part of a geographically definable area within which there exists a significant concentration or continuity of buildings or structures that are linked by past events or,aesthetically, by plan or physical development, or with in which there exists a number of buildings or structures separated geographically but linked by association or history; and (6)Whether the buildings, structures or areas, when viewed together, possess a distinctive character and quality or historic significance.Sec. 34 -337. Conservation districts. The following areas have been determined by city council to meet the criteria for designation as a conservation district, the limits of which are shown on the city's zoning map: