Whenever, under the provisions of this Article, the Preservation Board or the Committee on Legislation is required, within a prescribed period of time, to make any determination or perform any act in relation to an application, the applicant may agree to extend such period of time by filing a statement with the Preservation Board or the Committee on Legislation.
Upon request of the Preservation Board or the Common Council or where otherwise necessary to prevent or abate violations of this code, the Corporation Counsel is empowered to seek an injunction or other appropriate order of a court and to bring further proceedings for enforcement of such injunctions or orders.
A violation of this code is punishable by a fine not to exceed $500 or by imprisonment not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, or by penalty of not more than $500 to be recovered by the City of Buffalo in a civil action. Every day of such violation may be held to constitute a separate offense.
[Added 10-5-2010, effective 10-19-2010]
The Common Council, by majority vote and with the consent of a private property owner who agrees to maintain the same, may cause to be erected or affixed to a structure a local historic marker that provides information regarding a site that it deems to be of local historical interest, after verifying the accuracy of the information contained on said marker with a local historian and by properly designating and appropriating funds for the creation of the same. A local historic marker shall in no way deem the site or structure it describes as a landmark, landmark site or historic district as those terms are defined in this chapter, nor shall it afford the local site or structure any additional legal protections or benefits.