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(4)   Planning Commission Comment.
During the 60 days prior to a Historical Commission hearing on designation of a particular historic district, the Planning Commission shall review and comment on creation of the district and transmit its comments to the Historical Commission to assist the Historical Commission in making its determination.
(5)   Amendment or Rescission of Designation.
Any designation of a building, structure, site, object, or district as historic may be amended or rescinded in the same manner as is specified for designation.
(6)   Register of Historic Buildings, Structures, Sites, and Objects.
The Historical Commission shall compile a register of buildings, structures, sites, objects, and districts designated as historic by the Historical Commission that shall make the register available in electronic form to the public for inspection during normal business hours.
(7)   Designation of Public Interior Portions of Buildings.
(a)   No public interior portion of a building or structure shall be considered designated for preservation pursuant to this Chapter 14-1000 or § 14-2007 of the prior zoning ordinance unless it has been specifically designated after December 28, 2009.
(b)   A public interior portion, or any part of a public interior portion, of a building or structure may be designated for preservation regardless whether the remainder of the building, structure, site or appurtenances with which it is associated has been so designated.
(c)   The designation of a building, structure, or district shall not constitute designation of any public interior portion of such building, structure or a building or structure in such district, unless the public interior portion is specifically identified in such designation.
§ 14-1005. Regulation.
(1)   Building Permit Required.
Unless a building permit is first obtained from L&I, no person shall alter or demolish a historic building, structure, site, or object, or alter, demolish, or construct any building, structure, site, or object within a historic district, nor alter or demolish a historic public interior portion of a building or structure, nor perform work on a building or structure that requires a building permit if such building or structure contains a historic public interior portion.
(2)   Building Permit Application Referral.
Before L&I may issue such a building permit, L&I shall forward the building permit application to the Historical Commission for its review.
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