No person shall carry out or cause to be carried out any demolition or relocation of a designated cultural resource or contributing resource without first receiving approval of a demolition/relocation permit from the city. A permit shall not be issued unless one of the following events has occurred:
A. A certificate of appropriateness has been applied for and approved by the city council: or
B. An initial certificate of appropriateness for relocation only has been applied for and denied and a period of ninety (90) days has expired from the date of the initial city council denial.
When a designated cultural resource or contributing resource has been lawfully demolished, relocated or altered pursuant to any provisions of the ordinance codified in this chapter, the provisions of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be considered removed and the remaining property shall not be further encumbered. Designated resources shall be considered lawfully demolished, relocated or altered if fifty (50) percent of their features and characteristics are destroyed by natural disaster(s) or other forces of nature, but not including arson. The ninety (90) day delay period may be reduced by the city council where it finds that the owner of a cultural resource would suffer economic hardship or be deprived of beneficial use of or return from the property by virtue of the delay.
During the ninety (90) day delay period the city may negotiate with the owner and with any other parties in an effort to find a means of preserving the cultural resource, including relocating it to another site within the city.
(Ord. 237 (part), 2001)