(a) Council shall by ordinance establish a schedule of fees for application for designation, certificates of appropriateness, removal of designation, and other procedures after considering the recommendations of the Secretary to the Landmark Commission with respect to actual administrative costs, both direct and indirect. The schedule of fees shall be available at City Hall, and may be altered or amended only by Council. Until all such appropriate fees, charges, and expenses have been paid in full, no action shall be taken on any application or administrative procedure.
(b) Any person who undertakes or causes an alteration, construction, demolition, or removal of any designated Landmark or property within a designated Historic District without a Certificate of Appropriateness or otherwise complying with Section 143.10 shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00). Each day such violation shall continue to exist shall constitute a separate violation. The City of Cleveland Heights may institute any appropriate action to enjoin, correct, or abate any violation of this chapter. The property owner shall also pay any Building Department fines as a result of construction or demolition without a Building Permit.
(Ord. 11-2019. Passed 3-4-19.)