(A) The Historic Commission may recommend, and the City Council may provide that the establishment of a historic district shall occur in 2 phases. During the first phase, which continues for a period of 3 years from the date the ordinance is adopted, a certificate of appropriateness is required for the following activities: the demolition of any building; the moving of any building; and any new construction of a principal building or accessory building or structure subject to view from a public way.
(1) At the expiration of the initial 3-year period, the first phase of a conservation district continues and the second phase does not become effective if a majority of the property owners in the district object to the Historic Commission, in writing, to the requirement that certificates of appropriateness be issued for the following activities:
(a) A conspicuous change in the exterior appearance of historic buildings by additions, construction, alteration or maintenance involving exterior color changes;
(b) A change in walls and fences or construction of walls and fences, if along public ways; and
(c) A conspicuous change in the exterior appearance of non-historic buildings subject to view from a public way by additions, reconstruction, alteration, or maintenance involving exterior color change.
(2) The objections of a majority of the property owners must be received by the Historic Commission not earlier than 180 days or later than 60 days before the third anniversary of the adoption of the ordinance.
(1979 Code, § 36.113) (Ord. 4367, passed 6-15-1998)