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PAGE FOUR SUBJECT: ORDINANCE NO. , SERIES 2011 — AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15.36 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO DEMOLITION REVIEW OF BUILDINGS THAT ARE OVER FIFTY YEARS OLD DATE: DECEMBER 6, 2011 A benefit of an application process would be that the application is a standalone procedure which would trigger a demolition timeframe. The application process would remove the need to use a building permit as the trigger for the review process. The Demolition Process would be as follows: A. Pre - application meeting with applicant and staff to review and discuss the process. B. Applicant can also request a pre -filing conference with the HPC to discuss the reasons for demolition. This would give the applicant the opportunity to discuss what alternatives exist other than demolition. C. Applicant submits application to Planning Division. D. Planning Division refers submittal to museum coordinator, as well as to other internal partners, for the review of the social history and other relevant matters. E. Staff receives referral comments from internal partners and provides comments to the applicant and HPC sub - committee. F. Planning Division convenes an HPC sub - committee to discuss the eligibility of the structure for Landmarking. G. If the structure is determined eligible for the Landmarking, staff generates a report with submittal documents for inclusion in the HPC agenda packet. H. HPC hearing — HPC makes determination on stay. 1. Once decided, application is valid for 1 year from application date. J. Staff sends letter to applicant. Define the Time Limit of the Demolition Permit Application LMC Section 15.36.200 provides a 180 day time frame for which a demolition permit must be acted upon once issued. The purpose of this language is to create a time limit for which an applicant must take action before a demolition permit is considered void. Once considered void, the applicant would need to reapply and go through the process. Staff recommends the following language to amend the current language: M. Expiration: Any demolition, that is issued to moving or removal permit pursuant an that is t this 15.36.200 lat than 180 days th applicati n subj ct s cti n shall xpir n r aft r p rmit is issu d if th w rk auth riz d by such p rmit has n t c mm nc d. Except as otherwise provided in this section 15.36.200 for PUD final development plans and SRU plans, commission action on a demolition application shall expire no later than one year after the date the planning department accepts a completed demolition application if a building permit has not been issued for the work described in the application. Further, if the building permit requested within such one -year period is not consistent with the name on the demolition application, the property owner's written explanation and /or drawings of the plan for the building, a new demolition review shall be required.