Historic Preservation Commission Agenda and Packet 2011 12 19

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M. Expiration: Any demolition, moving or removal permit that is issu d pursuant t an applicati n that is subj ct t this s cti n 15.36.200 shall cxpirc no later than 180 days after the permit is issued if the work authorized by such permit has not commenced. 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 property owner's written explanation and/or drawings of the plan for the building, or the buildin2 is no longer owned by the buildin2 demolition permit applicant or the heirs of the applicant, a new demolition review shall be required. M.N. Preservation or salvage of architectural elements and photographic documentation: The city may require the preservation or salvage of specific architectural elements of the structure and the opportunity to document the building photographically prior to demolition of the site. Section 3. Section 15.36.100.B of the Louisville Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (words added are underlined; words deleted are ctrickcn through): Sec. 15.36.100 Landmark alteration certificate required. B. The city shall maintain a current record of all designated landmark sites and historic districts and pending designations. If the building division receives an application for a permit, or a planning department referral for demolition review pursuant to ;pursuant to subsection 15.36.200.ED., that proposes to carry out any new construction, alteration, removal, or demolition of a building or other designated feature on a landmark site or in an historic district or in an area for which designation proceedings are pending, the building division shall promptly forward such permit application to appropriate staff. Section 4. If any portion of this ordinance is held to be invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each part hereof irrespective of the fact that any one part be declared invalid. Section 5. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Municipal Code of the City of Louisville by this ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify, or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture, or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under such provision, and each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings, and prosecutions for the enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture, or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any 8