Upon the filing of an application for a Monument, the Director or his or her designee shall determine whether the application is complete and whether the proposed Monument warrants further investigation by the Commission. Upon the determination by the Director that the application is complete, or upon initiation by the City Council, the Commission or the Director, no permit for the demolition, substantial alteration or removal shall be issued; and the site, building or structure regardless of whether a permit exists, shall not be demolished, substantially altered or removed, pending final determination by the Commission and City Council on whether the proposed site, building, object or structure shall be designated as a Monument. The Commission shall notify the Department of Building and Safety in writing not to issue any permits for the demolition, alteration or removal of a building or structure. The owner of the site, building or structure shall notify the Commission, in writing, whenever application is made for a permit to demolish, substantially alter, or remove any site, building or structure proposed to be designated as a Monument.
If, after the expiration of the final period of time to act contained in Section 22.171.10(f) of this article, the City Council has not taken an action on the application or initiation to designate a Monument, then the demolition, alteration or removal of the site, building or structure may proceed.
EXCEPTION: If the Commission determines that the site, building or structure proposed to be designated does not meet the definition for Monument set forth in Section 22.171.7 of this article, then the temporary prohibition on the issuance of a permit to demolish, substantially alter or remove the site, building or structure, and the temporary prohibition on demolition, substantial alteration or removal of the site, building or structure shall terminate, except when the designation of a site, building or structure as a Monument was proposed by City Council-initiation.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 178,402, Eff. 4-2-07.
Amended by: Ord. No. 185,472, Eff. 4-28-18.