(a) If an application proposes to move, remove, or demolish a structure which the Commission considers will be a great loss to the County, the Commission shall not approve the project unless it finds that the project proponent has been unable to develop any reasonably economically feasible alternative plan for the preservation of the structure. The owner shall be required to show documented evidence to the Commission of a good faith attempt (i.e., seeking funding and advertising the structure for purchase) to save the property.
(b) If the Commission finds that the proposed construction or alteration will not materially impair the historical and architectural value of the structure, it shall approve the application.
(c) If the Commission finds that the retention of the structure constitutes a hazard to public safety and the hazard cannot be eliminated by economic means available to the owner, the Commission shall approve the application for demolition.
(d) The Commission may approve the moving of a structure of historical or architectural value as a last alternative to demolition if the Commission finds that all other options for maintaining the structure on the site have been exhausted.
(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014)