(A) Compliance with the terms of the certificate of appropriateness shall be enforced by the designated zoning enforcement officer of the county, or the zoning enforcement officer of the cities and municipalities having in effect zoning ordinances. Enforcement as to landmarks or districts in municipalities not having zoning ordinances shall be by the zoning enforcement officer of the county.
(B) Failure to comply with the certificate of appropriateness shall be a violation of the applicable zoning ordinance and is punishable according to established procedures and penalties for such violations. A certificate of appropriateness shall expire 12 months after the date of issuance if the work authorized by the certificate has not been commenced. If after commencement the work is discontinued for a period of six months the permit therefor shall immediately expire. No work authorized by any certificate which has expired shall thereafter be performed until a new certificate has been secured.
(C) In case any building, structure, site, area or objects designated an historic property is about to be demolished whether as the result of deliberate neglect or otherwise, materially altered, remodeled or removed, except in compliance with an ordinance, a city, town or the county, may institute an appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful demolition, material alteration, remodeling or removal, and may restrain, correct or abate such violation, or to prevent such illegal act or conduct with respect to such historic property.
(D) In case any building, structure, site, area or object designated as a historic landmark (or located within a historic district established) pursuant to this subchapter is about to be demolished whether as result of deliberate neglect or otherwise, materially altered, remodeled, removed or destroyed, except in compliance with the ordinance, the county, the applicable city or municipality may institute any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful demolition, destruction, material alteration, remodeling or removal, to restrain, correct or abate such violation, or to prevent any illegal act or conduct with respect to such a building, structure, site, area or object. Such remedies shall be in addition to any others authorized for violation of a county or municipal ordinance.
(Ord. passed 12-21-1992)