(A) An application for a Certificate of Appropriateness authorizing the demolition, removal, or destruction of a building structure or site within a historic district may not be denied. However, the effective date of such a certificate may be delayed for a period of up to three hundred sixty-five (365) days from the date of approval. The Commission shall reduce the period of delay if it finds that the owner would suffer extreme hardship or be permanently deprived of all beneficial use or return from such property by virtue of the delay. During the delay period, the Commission shall negotiate with the owner in an effort to find a means of preserving the building, structure, or site. If the Commission finds that a building, structure, or site has no special significance or value toward maintaining the character of a district, it shall waive all or part of such period of delay and authorize earlier demolition or removal;
(B) In the case of demolition action by the Village, the application for such a certificate will first be reviewed by the Commission and secondly by the Village Council for final order of demolition or removal;
(C) If the Commission has voted to recommend the designation of an area as a historic district and the final designation has not been made by the Village Council, the demolition or destruction of any building, structure, or site in the proposed district or on the property of the designated landmark may be delayed by the Commission for up to one hundred eighty (180) days or until the Village Council takes final action on the designation, whichever occurs first.
(Ord. 23-13, passed 5-23-2023)