(A) Approval of maps of historic districts. Before an historic district is established and the building classifications take effect, the map described in § 156.04(B) and (C) of this chapter setting forth the district’s boundaries and building classifications must be submitted by the Commission to, and approved in an ordinance by, the Common Council.
(B) Establishment phases; objections by property owners. In an ordinance approving the establishment of an historic district, the Common Council may provide that the establishment shall occur in two phases.
(1) During the first phase, which continues for a period of three years from the date the ordinance is adopted, a certificate of appropriateness is required for the following activities:
(a) The demolition of any building;
(b) The moving of any building; and
(c) Any new construction of a principal building or an accessory building or structure which is subject to view from a public way.
(2) At the expiration of the initial three-year period, the first phase of the designation of the district continues and the second phase does not become effective if a majority of the property owners in the district object to the Commission, in writing, to the requirement that certificates of appropriateness be issued for the following activities:
(a) A change in walls and fences or the construction of walls and fences along public ways;
(b) A conspicuous change in the exterior appearance of historic buildings by additions, construction, alteration or maintenance involving exterior color changes; 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 changes.
(3) The objections of a majority of the property owners must be received by the Commission not earlier than 180 days nor later than 60 days before the third anniversary of the adoption of the ordinance.
(C) Exclusion for paint color changes. In an ordinance approving the establishment of an historic district, the city may exclude changes in paint color from the activities requiring the issuance of a certificate of appropriateness, defined in §§ 156.40, 156.41 and 156.43 through 156.45 of this chapter, before a permit may be issued or work begun.
(D) Recording the fact of designation. The map establishing the boundaries of an historic district may be recorded in the office of the County Recorder.
(Ord. 2020-05, passed 10-5-2020) Penalty, see § 156.99