§ 11-7. Application for certificate of appropriateness for alteration or demolition of historic landmarks or buildings.

(a)

Alterations of historic landmarks or buildings.

(1)

Pre-application review. Prior to the preparation of working drawings and specifications or calling for proposals or bids from contractors, owners or agents may prepare preliminary scale drawings and outline specifications for review and informal discussion with the historic preservation board. The purpose of this review shall be to acquaint the contractor, owner or agent with standards of appropriateness of design that are required in the proposed change in a historic landmark or building.

(2)

Filing applications. Any person desiring a certificate of appropriateness to be issued by the historic preservation board, as required hereby, shall file an application with the clerk's office in writing on a form furnished by that department. When combined with the building permit application, the submitted paperwork shall describe the property address on which the proposed work is to be done; shall show the use or occupancy of the building; shall be accompanied by plans and specifications as required; shall state the value of the proposed work; shall give such other information as reasonably may be required by the building department and/or the zoning department; and shall be signed by the applicant or any authorized agent, who may be required to submit evidence to indicate such authority.

(3)

Action on applications. The planning and zoning department, or designee shall transmit the application for a certificate of appropriateness together with the supporting information and material to the historic preservation board for action. In determining whether or not an application for a certificate of appropriateness should be granted, granted with conditions, or denied, the board shall consider the following criteria:

a.

The extent to which the applicant's proposal is in conformance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings;

b.

The extent that the applicant's proposal maintains the historic qualities of the historic landmark structure or the historic landmark site; and

c.

Safety of the occupants.

If the board approves the application, a certificate of appropriateness shall be issued. If the certificate of appropriateness is issued, the application shall be processed in the same manner as applications for building or demolition permits. There shall be a delay of ten working days between the board granting of a certificate of appropriateness and the commencement of any work on the site in order to provide time for an appeal in accordance with section 11-10. If the board disapproves the application, a certificate of appropriateness shall not be issued. An appeal of the board's decision may be made to the village council by the property owner in accordance with section 11-10.

(4)

A certificate of appropriateness for demolition shall only be issued once the item is approved by the historic preservation board.

(b)

Demolition of buildings on landmark inventory.

(1)

For any building that is approved to be demolished, before a demolition permit is issued there will be a delay of 180 days to permit the notice action described in paragraph (2) of this subsection.

(2)

A notice shall be posted by the village on the premises of the building or structure proposed for demolition in a location clearly visible from the street. This notice must remain posted during the notification period and it shall be unlawful to remove same, other than by the village. In addition, the village shall publish a legal notice in a newspaper of general circulation, ten days following the approval of the certificate of appropriateness authorizing demolition of the historically designated property. The purpose of this procedure is to further the purposes of this chapter by preserving significant buildings which are important to the education, culture, tradition, aesthetics and economic values of the village, and to afford the village, interested parties, historical societies or organizations the opportunity to acquire or to arrange for the preservation of such structures and sites.

(Ord. No. 742-17 , § 1, 11-21-17)