1341.09 DEMOLITION AND MOVING OF BUILDINGS.

   (a)   Demolition of a building within a Historic District, or of a Historically Significant Structure, shall not be permitted unless one of the following conditions exist:

      (1)   Demolition has been ordered by any governmental entity for the public health, safety or welfare; or

      (2)   The property owner demonstrates that the structure is either not habitable or reasonably useable in its present condition and that maintaining or restoration of the property is a substantial hardship; or

      (3)   The property owner demonstrates that prohibiting demolition is inconsistent with the purposes of this Chapter; or

      (4)   That after any delay determined by the Board from the date of the application, the property owner has not been able to sell the building or restore or preserve the building due to substantial hardship.

   (b)   No building within a Historic District or a Historically Significant Structure may be moved from its location unless the Architectural Review Board determines that the moving of the property will not detrimentally affect the character of the Historic District in which it is located.

   (c)   The Board may delay any consideration on a request to demolish a building for a period not to exceed ninety days to encourage the applicant to take reasonable steps to obtain financing to restore or preserve the building or to sell the building.

(Ord. 31-09. Passed 7-6-09.)