The City Council finds that historically significant structures situated within the City constitute a cultural treasure for the entire community to enjoy, and that the preservation of these structures will promote the general welfare by maintaining an invaluable link to the City's rich and distinguished past. The City's permit procedures for demolishing structures therefore recognize that the City's historic structures should be preserved and, that if a structure is approved for demolition, mitigation measures and conditions should be considered and imposed prior to the demolition which provide the opportunity for persons to rescue potentially historic structures from destruction by purchasing the structure's site, relocating the structure, or otherwise preserving for posterity the historic and cultural significance of the structure.
(Ord. 2899 §5, 2019)