The City shall submit to the Historic Preservation Officer all building permit requests for exterior alteration to an historical landmark. The Historic Preservation Officer shall, within five working days, review the permit application for compliance with the requirements as set out in § 153.10 of this chapter.
(A) If the Historic Preservation Officer finds the proposed alterations to be in compliance with § 153.10, he or she shall submit to the Building Department a permit clearance form which will indicate that the requirements of this chapter have been satisfied by the request.
(B) If the Historic Preservation Officer finds the proposed alteration to be in noncompliance with the requirements of § 153.10, he or she shall immediately issue a “notice of delay” to the County’s Building Inspector and call for a meeting of the Historic Landmarks Committee to review the application.
(1) The Historic Landmarks Committee shall meet within 40 days of the date the completed permit application was submitted to the Building Department. The applicant shall be notified of the time and place of the review and is encouraged to be present, although his or her presence shall not be necessary for action on the plans. A failure to review within 40 days shall be considered an approval of the application.
(2) If the Historic Landmarks Committee finds the proposed alterations to be in compliance with § 153.10, it shall direct the Historic Preservation Officer to submit to the Building Department a permit clearance form.
(3) If the Historic Landmarks Committee finds the proposed alterations to be in noncompliance with § 153.10, it must:
(a) Approve the application subject to compliance with conditions which will bring the application into conformance with § 153.10. Permit clearance will be subject to said conditions; or
(b) Direct the Historic Preservation Officer to issue a notice of delay which places up to a 60 day delay from the date of the Committee action on issuance of a building permit for the proposed alteration and provide the applicant with information concerning local, state, and federal preservation programs. If the proposed alteration affects a “significant” resource, the delay period may be extended an additional 60 days.
(C) Any permit may be conditioned by the Historic Preservation Officer or the Historic Landmarks Committee to secure interior and/or exterior documentation of the landmark prior to the proposed action. Required documentation shall consist of no less than 20 digital photographs. Any permit may also be conditioned to preserve site landscaping such as individual plants or trees or to preserve selected architectural features such as doors, windows, brackets, moldings, or other details.
(Ord. 638, passed 5-7-2014)