(A) Duty to maintain. The owner, occupant, or other person in actual charge of an Historic Landmark or an improvement, building, or structure in an Historic District shall keep in good repair all of the exterior portions of such improvement, building, or structure, all of the interior portions thereof when subject to control as specified in the designation statement, and all interior portions thereof whose maintenance is necessary to prevent deterioration and decay of any exterior architectural feature.
(B) Ordinary maintenance and repair. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the ordinary maintenance or repair of any exterior architectural feature in or on any Historic Landmark or Historic District that does not involve a change in design, material, or external appearance thereof, nor does this chapter prevent the construction, reconstruction, alteration, restoration, demolition, or removal of any such architectural feature when the Community Development Director certifies to the Commission that such action is required for the public safety due to an unsafe or dangerous condition which cannot be rectified through the use of the California State Historic Building Code.
(`83 Code, § 17.40.130) (Ord. 94-03 § 6, 1994; Ord. 95-01 § 2, 1995)