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Regular City Council Meeting <br />June 5, 2003 <br />Page 8 <br />structure that needed to be demolished; or what they would do to maintain their <br />property, such as put a new roof on. <br />Ms. Wilson explained that ordinary maintenance, which would be painting and <br />simple repairs such as roofing, do not require permits by the City of Paris. She <br />said that even before this was started there were permits required to do new <br />construction, major construction, removal of structures and things like that. You <br />had to go to the city to get a permit to do these things, and you still have to do that. <br />She said that if you are in the Historic Overlay District, city staff will refer your <br />request to the Historic Preservation Commission. If you are proposing a major <br />change, the Commission will look at it to see if it is appropriate for the area. A <br />major change in the way a building looks will probably come to the Commission, <br />which meets every thirty days, or it can meet on demand. They will have time to <br />talk about it and figure out the most economic way to do what they are trying to do <br />and see if there are government funds available. They would request a variance <br />or a Certificate of Appropriateness. If it is approved then they will grant a <br />Certificate of Appropriateness if it is major construction. If you are requesting <br />something minor, it can be handled that day of or within a five day waiting period <br />by the Preservation Officer, who is a City of Paris employee and a member of the <br />Commission. <br />Councilwoman Neeley wanted to make clear that routine maintenance does not <br />require anything. Ms. Wilson assured her that it did not. <br />Councilman Plata questioned whether there is a form or pamphlet or something <br />that you can give the people with the requirements that are needed to do the <br />additions to their property. Ms. Wilson said that they hoped that, through a series <br />of education steps that they can take, to make people more familiar with what can <br />and will happen, that people would come to them to ask questions first before they <br />would invest with an architect or whatever. She said the makeup of the <br />Commission is pretty much spelled out and there are professional people with a <br />lot of knowledge about building on the Commission. She also advised that they <br />