(a) Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are hereby declared severable.
(b) Minimum Maintenance Requirement.
(1) The owner of an historic structure or any structure within an historic district, if such structure is vacant and uninhabited, shall provide sufficient maintenance and upkeep for such structure to ensure its perpetuation and to prevent its destruction by deterioration.
(2) The provisions of subsection (b)(1) above shall be in addition to all other applicable provisions of the City of Loveland.
(3) The Historic Preservation and Planning Commission, on its own initiative, may file a petition with the building inspector requesting that he/she proceed to take action against any owner, which in the opinion of the commission is in violation of subsection (b)(1) above.
(Ord. 2020-92. Passed 9-22-20.)