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the ARB and has offered the property for sale at its assessed valuation for at least one year without receiving an offer to buy at or greater than that value.
Similar requirements must be met by anyone desiring to move a structure within the historic district. The structural soundness of the building must not be harmed, the “historical aspects” of surrounding properties must not be affected, its new surroundings must be “harmonious and compatible,” and whether it is the last resort to save the building from demolition.
The ordinance also would give the ARB the power, through Town Council, to force property owners whose properties are in hazardous condition to make necessary repairs. If those repairs are not made, council will direct that they be made and a lien will be placed on the property for the cost of the work.
If in the opinion of the county’s building inspector the building is unsalvagable, the ARB is also empowered to approve its razing.
As is the case with the present ordinance, decisions by the ARB may be appealed to Town Council. If the applicant is still dissatisfied with council’s finding, he may appeal to the Circuit Court. Any ruling will be stayed during the appeal process, with the exception of those denying permission to demolish the disputed object.
The proposed ordinance also provides specific requirements for the documentation which the ARB may request during consideration of any application. Those may include architectural plans, site plans, landscaping drawings and renderings.
One of the nuqor sections missing from the previous ordinance, according to Mr. McCarthy and Mr. Reynolds, was any provision for enforcement of the ordinance. The proposed amemdments would rectify that. Section Seven provides that the ordinance shall be enforced by the zoning administrator or his appointed representative.
Anyone “who erects, moves, razes, demolishes, substantially alters or reconstructs a building, fence or other structure ... or otherwise violates the provisons of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor ...” The fine for such violation is “not less than $10 nor more than $100 per day,” if the offense is not willful. If in the opinion of the court the fine per day is between $25 and $250.
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