A. Submittal; Meeting Date: Upon receipt of six (6) copies of a completed original application to appear before the Teardown Committee, a date shall be established for a public meeting and the copies of the application shall be forwarded to the members of the Teardown Committee.
B. Notice Of Commencement Of Demolition Or Construction: The applicant shall cause notice of the proposed demolition or construction:
1. Within seven (7) days after submitting a completed application to appear before the Teardown Committee, the applicant must provide notice of the pending demolition or construction, by certified mail, return receipt, to the owners of all properties directly abutting the site or across a street, alley or other public way. A list of these property owners shall be submitted with the application, and must be approved by the City prior to mailing. Current ownership (taxpayer) information can be obtained at the McHenry County Assessor’s Office, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock, Illinois 60098, (815)334-4290. Postal return receipts (white mailing receipts and green return cards) from the certified mailing shall be provided to the Development Department within fourteen (14) days after said mailing occurs.
2. Within seven (7) days after submitting a completed application to appear before the Teardown Committee, the applicant must post the subject property, in a prominent place, with a sign announcing such commencement. The size, shape, color and message of such sign shall be as provided by the Development Department. Such sign shall include notice that the rules and regulations applicable to demolition and construction work are available at the Development Department. Such sign shall be maintained on the subject property until all work on the subject property has been completed and approved, or until removal of the sign is approved by the Director of the Community Development Department.
3. No demolition or construction on a teardown site or infill parcel shall occur until thirty (30) days after the notice requirements of this chapter have been fulfilled or an application is approved by the Teardown Committee, whichever occurs last.
C. Public Meeting: The Teardown Committee shall hold a public meeting to consider the application. No meeting shall be held in the absence of a quorum, which shall consist of three (3) members of the committee. During the meeting, an applicant may present witnesses to speak on behalf of their project and the committee shall have the right to question the applicant and any witnesses.
D. Teardown Committee Decisions: The Teardown Committee shall render a decision on an application, passed by a majority of its members in attendance, at the close of the public meeting. The committee shall approve, approve with conditions or deny an application based on the criteria herein. The committee may not defer voting on any application for more than one meeting unless the applicant agrees to any further postponement. Applications approved, approved with conditions or denied shall be forwarded to the Development Department and kept on file.
E. Resubmission: No application that has been denied by the Teardown Committee shall be resubmitted within sixty (60) days of the date of denial, except on the grounds of new factual evidence or a change in conditions found to be valid by the Teardown Committee.
(1987 Code § 7-198)