(a) Any person, individual, firm or corporation proposing to construct, alter, move, demolish or repair any landmark, building, structure or site within the historic district and such changes are visible or intended to be visible from an adjacent public way, shall file an application for the same with the City Zoning Officer along with all maps, plats, plans and all other data concerning such construction. Each application shall include the following:
(1) Scaled elevation and/or an eight-inch by ten-inch photograph of the building facades which are visible from a public way.
(2) Specification of materials, colors and construction techniques.
(3) Other data as required by the rules of the Historic Landmark Commission.
(b) A certificate of approval from the Commission is mandatory before the following may be undertaken within the historic district: construction, moving, demolition, repair or alteration of any landmark, building, structure or site in any manner affecting the exterior appearance of such landmark, building, structure or site, if such changes are visible from an adjacent public way.
(c) A certificate of approval from the Commission shall automatically expire, unless extended by the Commission, if:
(1) In the case of an application for the demolition or moving of a structure, the work has not commenced within six months or has not been completed within one year from the date of issuance of the certificate of approval.
(2) In the case of an application for the construction of a new structure, the work has not commenced within six months from the date of the certificate of approval or is not completed within three years.
(d) Failure of the Commission to act within forty-five days from the date the application is filed shall constitute approval unless an extension is agreed upon mutually by the applicant and the Commission.
(e) There shall be no monetary charge imposed on the applicant by virtue of this article.
(Ord. 4-9-90)