An application for demolition or partial demolition of any building in the area outside of the Architectural Review District which is more than seventy-five (75) years old shall be reviewed and acted upon by the Commission in accordance with the following procedures:
(a) Whenever a building, as defined by this Zoning Ordinance, whether public or private, within the area outside of the Architectural Review District is proposed to be demolished or partially demolished, an application for a certificate of demolition shall be filed with the Director of Planning and Building together with a twenty-five-dollar ($25.00) fee.
(b) The application shall be accompanied by a detailed narrative description of the proposed demolition, and a site plan and building elevations if requested by the Director of Planning and Building drawn to scale indicating at a minimum, the lot dimensions, size, shape and dimensions of the building, the location and orientation of the building on the lot and the actual building setback lines. Exterior and interior photos of the building, building and accessory building are required. This site plan shall include information on backfill, proposed landscaping, what buildings will remain like foundations and subsurface slabs, and method of preventing voids and underwater accumulation.
(c) A demolition and restoration schedule shall be submitted including:
(1) When utilities are to be disconnected,
(2) When demolition or partial demolition is to start,
(3) The time duration of demolition or partial demolition of buildings,
(4) When site restoration is to start, and
(5) The time duration of site restoration. The entire schedule duration shall not exceed ninety (90) days.
(d) A site restoration plan is not required for detached accessory buildings under 120 square feet; however, the site must still be restored.
(e) Any substantive changes to the site plan, site restoration plan, or schedule shall be submitted for review and action by the Commission following the same process as the original application.
(f) Upon receipt of an application for a certificate of demolition, which is accompanied by the material required by the provisions of subsection (b) to (d) hereof, the Director of Planning and Building shall place the application on the agenda for the Commission at its next regular meeting following ten (10) days from the date the application is filed if the applicant has already met with the Worthington Historical Society prior to making application and the City of Worthington has received a written report from the Worthington Historical Society.
(g) If the City of Worthington has not received a report from the Worthington Historical Society at the time of application, the application will be placed on a future agenda not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date the application is filed. The applicant shall meet with the Worthington Historical Society within this time period and the Worthington Historical Society shall provide a report to the City of Worthington in advance of the Commission meeting. The Director of Planning and Building shall provide the Commission a copy of the Worthington Historical Society written report, along with the City staff report.
(h) The Director of Planning and Building shall further cause a public notice of the scheduled hearing date of the application together with a general description of the nature of the application to be posted on the City's website at least ten days prior to the hearing and post a placard on the property that is the subject of the application stating the date and location of the hearing within that same time period. The applicant shall be notified by mail or email of the date of the hearing. At the hearing, the applicant may appear in person or by attorney.
(Ord. 01-2023. Passed 1-17-23.)