(A) Applications for an historic structure preservation tax abatement pursuant to this subchapter are to be filed with the preservation officer (if none, then the City Administrator), who shall be the agent for the city for the purposes of administering this subchapter. Each application shall be signed and sworn by the owner of the property and shall:
(1) State the legal description of the property proposed for certification;
(2) Include an affidavit by the owner stating the structure is 50 years old or older and is located within the Downtown Commercial District;
(3) Include detailed plans and/or descriptions of the proposed work demonstrating rehabilitation;
(4) Include cost estimates indicating the repair or rehabilitation of the exterior of the building will equal or exceed 20% of the most recent tax valuation of the structure or $20,000, whichever is less. Include a projection of the estimated construction time and predicted completion date of the historic repair or rehabilitation;
(5) Authorize the members of the city’s Main Street Board of Directors, the City Administrator or designee and/or elected officials to visit and inspect the property proposed for certification to verify that it is in need of substantial repair or rehabilitation and to verify repair or rehabilitation;
(6) Contain a signed application for a certificate of appropriateness to determine compliance for any exterior modifications to the property for the duration of the period during which the tax freeze is in effect;
(7) Include a tax certificate showing all taxes due upon the property have been paid; and
(8) Provide any additional information to the Main Street Board of Directors which the owner or committee deems relevant or useful such as the history of the structure, access to the structure by the public or any proposed changes in use of the structure.
(B) Each application shall contain sufficient documentation confirming or supporting the information submitted therein.
(2012 Code, § 80-54)