§ 18.130.060 — Demolition Permits

A. Properties Not Listed on the HRI. 1. Upon receiving an application for a Demolition Permit for a property not listed on the HRI, the Department shall search the City permit system database to ascertain if the property is noted as “potentially historic” next to the assessor’s parcel number. If the property contains this notation, the Department shall make a determination as to whether an application should be referred to the HLC and Council for a determination as to whether the property is eligible for listing on the HRI. If no referral is made, the Demolition Permit may be approved or denied along with replacement plans by the Director. 2. For any such referral, the HLC and Council shall make an eligibility determination using the same criteria and process as a designation determination in compliance with Section 18.130.040 (HRI Property Designation), except that properties found to be eligible will not automatically be added to the HRI, unless the property owner requests that the property be listed. The owner shall be responsible for submitting the required documentation needed, including but not limited to a completed DPR 523A form so the City may make a determination on the referral of the property to the HLC or Council. 3. For properties the Council determines to be ineligible for listing on the HRI, the Council may approve or deny the Demolition Permit at the time of the eligibility determination. For properties the Council determines to be eligible for listing on the HRI, the Demolition Permit application shall follow the process in Subsection B. (HRI Properties and Eligible Properties). B. HRI Properties and Eligible Properties. 1. An Environmental Impact Report shall be required for any application to demolish an HRI property or a property determined to be eligible for listing in compliance with Subsection A. (Properties Not Listed on the HRI). 2. The Demolition Permit application and Environmental Impact report shall be referred to the HLC for a recommendation on whether to grant, modify, or deny the Demolition Permit application. The HLC recommendation shall be forwarded to the Council, which shall make a final decision on the application. 3. The HLC shall recommend approval of a Demolition Permit, and the Council shall approve a Demolition Permit, only if there are no viable alternatives for saving the property, and such alternatives have been fully addressed in an Environmental Impact Report.