(A) In an ordinance approving the establishment of an historic district, the city may provide that the establishment occur in two phases. Under the first phase, which lasts three years from the date the ordinance is adopted, a certificate of appropriateness is required only for the activities described in § 32.66(A)(1), (2) and (4) of this subchapter. At the end of the first phase, the district becomes fully established and, subject to division (B), a certificate of appropriateness must be issued by the Commission before a permit may be issued for, or work may begin, on an activity described in § 32.66 of this subchapter.
(B) The first phase described in division (A) of this section continues and the second phase does not become effective if a majority of the property owners in the district object to the Commission, in writing, to the requirement that certificates of appropriateness be issued for the activities described in § 32.66(A)(3), (B)(1) and (2) of this subchapter. The objections must be received by the Commission not earlier than 180 days or later than 60 days before the third anniversary of the adoption of this subchapter.
(Ord. 1993-18, passed 12-6-93)