(a) The demolition or moving of Contributing Buildings within the Historic District or any non-contiguous Listed Property shall be discouraged. The Review Board may at its own discretion after due consideration issue a Historic District Construction Permit for the demolition or moving of such aforementioned structure. However, in order to grant such a certificate, the Review Board must be satisfied that the structure meets at least one of the following criteria:
(1) The Contributing Building has been deemed by appropriate authority to be a hazard to public health or safety, and repairs are deemed to be impossible as determined by the County Building Inspector or his designee;
(2) The Contributing Building is a deterrent to a major community improvement program which the applicant must demonstrate will be of substantial benefit to the community. This improvement must be shown to have great potential for increasing surrounding property values and must be shown as a part of a formally adopted long-range plan or improvement effort;
(3) Retention of the Contributing Building would require undue financial hardship. Such hardship must be proved by the applicant and must be demonstrated in terms of net loss in value of the structure in question; or
(4) The retention of the Contributing Building would not be in the interest of the community as a whole as is determined by the Review Board in relationship to formally adopted overall plans for the Village of Burton Historic District and other such districts and Listed Properties as shall be designated.
(5) In cases where approval for demolition is granted for reasons other than public health and safety, such Certificate shall not become effective until two months after the date of such issuance in order to provide a period of time within which it may be possible to relieve a hardship or to cause the property to be transferred to another owner who will retain the structure. This in no way implies approval by the County Building Department, whose approval must also be secured in addition to the Historic District Construction Permit.
(Ord. 2196-10. Passed 3-22-10.)