(A) Upon receipt of the sworn application, the preservation officer shall forward the application to the Main Street Board of Directors for review. The Main Street Board of Directors shall review the proposed rehabilitation. The Main Street Board of Directors shall recommend to the City Council whether the structure shall be eligible for the tax exemption. The Board may recommend approval of the application submitted, approval with conditions or denial. The written recommendation of the Main Street Board of Directors shall be delivered to the City Administrator no more than 45 days after submission of the application to the preservation officer by the applicant.
(B) Upon receipt of the recommendation of the Main Street Board of Directors, the City Administrator shall, within 30 days, place the matter upon the City Council agenda for determination of eligibility. In determining eligibility, the City Council shall first determine that all the requirements of this subchapter have been met and that only the historic property and the land reasonably necessary for access to, and use thereof is to be provided favorable tax relief as provided in § 36.45 of this chapter. If eligibility is determined, the Council shall authorize the City Administrator to execute a tax abatement certificate upon verification of completion.
(2012 Code, § 80-55)