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C. Permit requirement. No person shall demolish, move, or remove any <br />building which was constructed in or before 1955 is over 50 years old without <br />first applying to the building division for a permit under this chapter and receiving <br />a permit. Any person receiving such a permit may conduct the demolition, <br />moving, or removal of the building as authorized under such permit only in <br />compliance with the terms of the permit and only before the permit expires. <br />D. Demolition determination. The city will determine if demolition <br />review under this chapter is required by examining building permit applications <br />for buildings described in subsection C above. <br />1. The following building permit applications are eligible for <br />administrative review: <br />a. Modifications to existing commercial signage put in place after 1955 which <br />meet the applicable design standards found in the Downtown Sign Manual <br />Commercial Development Design Standards and Guidelines, Industrial <br />Development Design Standards and Guidelines and/or the Louisville <br />Municipal Code. <br />b. The replacement of doors and windows where there is no change in the size <br />of the existing opening and where there is documentation sho_wing_the <br />existing doors and windows were replaced after 1955. <br />c. The replacement of over fifty- percent of the roof covering and/or sheathing, <br />but excluding any structural members, where the existing roof covering <br />and/or sheathing was replaced after 1955. Applicants proposing to change <br />the shape or structure of the roof are not eligible for administrative review. <br />2. Administrative review shall be conducted by the Director of Planning <br />and Building Safety or his or her designee. The Director may conduct research, <br />request photos, and visit the site to ensure the building permit application <br />qualifies for the administrative demolition review process. If the Director <br />determines the application_ meets the eligibility criteria in subsection 1 of this <br />section above and all other requirements of the City have been met,_ the Director <br />shall issue the demolition permit. The Director shall notify the Commission of all <br />administrative issuances of demolition permits at the next regularly scheduled <br />Commission meeting after the issuance. <br />3. In addition, a demolition review under this chapter will be initiated <br />upon referral from the planning department when a building constructed in or <br />before 1955 over 50 years old is located on property that is contained within a <br />pending application for a PUD final development plan or a special review use <br />(SRU) request, which application has not been withdrawn and has had <br />Ordinance No. 1709, Series 2015 <br />Page 4 of 7 <br />