26 - HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION

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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 shall 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 applications for certificates of appropriateness. These standards shall be made available to owners and tenants of property designated as historic. (c) Timing. For purposes of this section, the procedure for designation is considered to be initiated immediately when the city council or planning and zoning commission or historic preservation commission votes to authorize the filing of a designation case, or in the case of owner initiation, when the application for designation is filed with the historic preservation commission. With regard to designations initiated with or by the historic preservation commission, the commission's review of such designation shall be completed and a recommendation made within one hundred eighty (180) days of initial designation, or the initial designation shall expire. (d) Orders of the buildings standards commission exempt. This section shall not apply to buildings or structures subject to orders of the building and standards commission pursuant to article III of chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances. Sec. 7 -161. - Enforcement. All work performed pursuant to a certificate of appropriateness issued under this article shall conform to all its requirements. It shall be the duty of the direaeF `.f the r- -er,.,,unit„ deyel.,.,...o., +historic preservation officer to inspect periodically to assure such compliance. If failure to comply is found to occur, a stop -work order shall be issued and held in effect until compliance is attained. Sec. 7 -162. - Appeals. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the commission relating to hardship or issuance of certification of appropriateness may, within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the written decision, file a written application with the city council through the office of the city clerk for review of the decision. The city council shall hold public hearings to consider the appeal. A decision of the city council is final and not appealable. Sec. 7 -163. - Penalties. That any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), and each and every day's continuance of any violation of the above enumerated sections shall constitute and be deemed as a separate offense.