No construction, reconstruction, alteration or demolition of any structure or significant exterior architectural feature thereof in any designated Historic District or of any Listed Property shall be undertaken prior to obtaining a Certificate of Approval from the Commission and a permit from the Building Department, if applicable. No permit shall be issued by the Building Department for the construction, reconstruction, alteration or demolition of any area, place, site, building, structure, object or work of art within a designated Historic District or Listed Property, except in cases coming under the exclusions in this chapter, unless the application for such permit is approved by the Historic Preservation Commission through the issuance of a Certificate of Approval in the manner prescribed herein:
(Ord. 25-1987. Passed 3-2-87.)