No person, owner or other entity shall restore, rehabilitate,
alter, develop, construct, demolish, remove or change the appearance
of any landmark, landmark structure, landmark site, or any structure
or site within a preservation district without first having applied
for and been granted a permit to do so by the committee or by the
city council on appeal from a decision of the committee denying an
application for such a permit.
(Ord. 126 § 1, 1987)
A.
The permit application shall be made to the director of developmental services on a form and in the manner approved by the committee. Unless the fee be waived in accordance with subsection B of this section, the application shall be accompanied by such fee as is required by resolution of the city council.
B.
City building permit fees which would otherwise be payable pursuant to Section 7.09.010 for structural restoration, rehabilitation or repair of a landmark, landmark structure or structure of merit, shall be waived if the estimated cost of such work is $10,000 or less, and shall be commensurately reduced for projects entailing an estimated cost in excess of such amount.
(Ord. 126 § 1, 1987)
B.
The
committee shall apply the following standards in determining whether
to grant or deny a permit:
1.
The
proposed change shall be consistent or not incompatible with the architectural
period of the building;
2.
The
proposed change shall be compatible with existing adjacent or nearby
landmark structures and preservation district structures;
3.
The
colors, textures, materials, fenestration, decorative features and
details proposed shall be consistent with the period and compatible
with adjacent structures;
4.
The
proposed change shall not destroy or adversely affect an important
architectural feature or features;
5.
Such
other standards as are adopted by resolution of the committee.
(Ord. 126 § 1, 1987)
The application shall be considered by the committee within
50 days following its acceptance. The hearing may be continued from
time to time.
A.
When
the application is for permission to restore, rehabilitate, alter,
develop, construct or change the appearance of any landmark, landmark
structure, landmark site, or any structure or site within a preservation
district, the committee may approve, conditionally approve or deny
the application. The committee shall render its decision within ten
days following the conclusion of the hearing.
B.
When
the application is for permission to demolish or remove any landmark,
landmark structure, landmark site or any structure or site within
a preservation district, the committee may approve, conditionally
approve or disapprove the proposed demolition or removal. The committee
shall render its decision within ten days following the conclusion
of the hearing.
(Ord. 126 § 1, 1987)
No city permit shall be issued for any purpose regulated by
this title for a landmark, landmark structure, landmark site or a
structure or site within a preservation district unless and until
the proposed work or development has been approved or conditionally
approved by the committee, and then shall be issued only in conformity
with such approval or conditional approval. For purposes of this section,
and notwithstanding Sections 7.05.110 and 7.07.110, landmarks, structures
of merit and preservation districts shall be deemed to have been so
designated as of the date upon which the committee made such designation.
(Ord. 126 § 1, 1987)
When the committee has adopted a plan for the preservation of a landmark, preservation district, structure of merit or neighborhood conservation area which sets forth particular development standards, an application to the committee to do work consistent with the adopted plan development standards may be approved by the director of developmental services. If the director of developmental services denies approval or conditionally grants the application in any such case, the applicant may elect to have the application processed in accordance with Section 7.09.010 through 7.09.050.
(Ord. 126 § 1, 1987)
