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RECOMMENDATION No. 4a French Park Association requests the City adhere to Section 30.7 of its Chapter 30, Places of Historical and Architectural Significance, titled "Demolition of Historic Properties". The pertinent text for this section is copied below: (a) An application of intent to demolish an historic property shall be submitted to the planning and building agency. At a duly noticed public hearing, the historic resources commission must review all applications for demolition permits for historic properties. The commission shall investigate all feasible alternatives to demolition. These alternatives include, but are not limited to: (1) Seeking private citizens, local trusts, and other financial sources who may be willing to purchase the structure for restoration or relocation. (2) Publicizing the availability of the structure for purchase for restoration or relocation purposes. (3) Exploring possible sites for relocation of the historic building if on - site preservation is not possible. Any structure relocated under this section shall not require a residential relocation permit, pursuant to section 41-620 of this Code. (4) Suggesting to the city council that the city purchase the structure when private preservation or relocation is not feasible. (b) All of the above items are to be completed within two hundred and forty (240) days from the date of application submittal. After two hundred and forty (240) days, or at the conclusion of the environmental review period, whichever is longer, a demolition permit must be issued. Prior to the issuance of the demolition permit, the applicant shall provide, to the reasonable satisfaction of the commission, and at the applicant's sole cost, complete photo -documentation of archival quality and historical profile of the structure to be demolished, prior to the scheduling of the demolition. 6 (c) The building official may determine a historic property is a dangerous building. Such determination allows the waiver of historic resources commission review and the required review period for demolition if the historic property is declared a dangerous building. (Ord. No. NS - 2338, § 8, 12 - 1 - 97; Ord. No. NS 2 363, § 6, 8 3 - 98; Ord. No. NS - 2405, § 2, 10 - 18 - 99; Ord. No. NS - 2455, § 8, 12 - 4 - 00; Ord. No. NS - 2521, § 12, 1- 21- 03). Editor's note — Ord. No. NS - 2521, § 12, adopted January 21, 2003, changed the title of § 30 - 7 from "demolition of historic structures" to "demolition of historic properties."