A certificate of appropriateness shall be required prior to the demolition or relocation of any designated cultural resource or contributing resource. The following process shall occur:
A. Application for a certificate of appropriateness shall be made on forms provided by the community services department and shall contain whatever information is determined by the community services department to be necessary to act on the request.
B. The city council shall have the authority to approve, approve with conditions or deny a certificate of appropriateness for the demolition or relocation of a designated cultural resource or contributing resource. The council shall request a recommendation from the HPAC prior to taking action on the application.
C. Prior to the city council's final action. the HPAC shall hold at least one public meeting to consider the application and to make a recommendation to the city council.
D. A certificate of appropriateness for the demolition of a designated cultural resource or contributing resource may be approved if the city council finds that one or more of the following conditions exist:
1 . The structure/site is a hazard to public health or safety and repairs or stabilization are not physically possible (as ascertained by the building official);
2. The site is required for a public use which will be of more benefit to the public than the cultural resource and there is no feasible alternative location for the public use; or
3. It is not feasible to preserve or restore the structure, taking into consideration the economic feasibility of alternatives to the proposal.
E. A certificate of appropriateness shall lapse and become void one year following the date on which it was approved unless the conditions of the approval specify a lesser or greater time or unless, prior to the expiration date, a demolition/relocation permit is issued and work is commenced and diligently pursued. A certificate may be renewed once for an additional period of up to one year provided that prior to the expiration of the time period granted, an application for renewal of the permit is filed with the community services department and processed in the same manner as the original application.
(Ord. 237 (part), 2001)