A qualified historical building or structure is any structure or property, collection of structures, and their associated sites deemed of importance to the history, architecture, or culture of the local area. This may include structures on existing or future national, state or local historical registers or official inventories, such as the National Register of Historic Places, State Historical Landmarks, State Points of Historical Interest, and city or county registers or inventories of historical or architecturally significant sites, places, historic districts, or landmarks. All structures located within the boundaries of the Katy Heritage Park shall be deemed to be a qualified historical building or structure.
(Ordinance 2995 adopted 7/12/21)
The following alternative building regulation for permitting, repairs, alterations, construction, restoration, movement, change of use, continued use, or addition is adopted:
A qualified historical building or structure shall only be required to make necessary construction, repairs, alterations, additions, restoration or movement if judged by the building official to constitute a distinct life safety hazard.
(Ordinance 2995 adopted 7/12/21)