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"Sec. 7-156. Ordinary maintenance. Nothing in this ordinance should be construed to prevent ordinary maintenance or repair of any exterior architectural feature of a property designated as a landmark or within a historic overlay district. Ordinary maintenance shall be defined as any work that does not constitute a change in design, material, color, or outward appearance, and includes in-kind replacement or repair. Ordinary maintenance sha11 also include the planting or replacing of grass, flowers, shrubs, and trees. The director of community development shall be the officer in charge of making the decisions as to what is ' ordinary maintenance'." Section 3. That Chapter 7, Article VII, Section 7-157 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding a subparagraph (g) thereto to read as follows: "Sec. 7-157. Certificates of appropriateness. (g) Expiration of certificate. A certificate of appropriateness sha11 expire six (6) months from the date it is issued if the approved work has not commenced, and it shall expire one (1) year from the date it is issued if the approved work has not been completed. " Section 4. That Chapter 7, Article VII, Section 7-160 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same is hereby, amended in its entirety to read as follows: "Sec. 7-160. Initiation of process for designation of historic landmark or district. (a) Procedures. As set out herein, the procedure for adopting an ordinance to establish or amend a historic landmark or district designation may be initiated by the city council, the planning and zoning commission, the historic preservation commission or by the owner(s) of property within the area of request. Upon initiation of the procedure for designation, applications for a permit to place, construct, alter, demolish, or remove any structure on the property sha11 follow the procedures set forth herein for areas designated as historic districts, and shall continue thereafter unless and until the City Council shall deny the proposed designation. (b) Standards for certificates of appropriateness in proposed districts. The commission shall follow the United States Secretary of the Interior's formal written Standards for the Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings in its consideration of all Page 3 of 5