§ 53-531 — Qualifying structures

Sec. 53-531. - Qualifying structures.

To be a qualifying structure, a structure must: (1) Be in the downtown historic district; (2) Be certified by the landmark preservation commission (LPC) as qualifying based on the following criteria: a. The street elevation of the building must be in good repair; b. The street elevation of the building must be substantially historic in appearance, or have alterations that complied with the landmark design guidelines at the time of alteration, or remain unaltered since designation of the historic district; and c. The building systems must be in good repair. Nothing in the above criteria shall be read to require compliance with contemporary building codes; and (3) Have an authorized representative appointed for the structure. For the purposes of this section 53-531(3) an "authorized representative" is the person or entity that will make application to the city for a property tax rebate and the entity to which the rebate will be paid. If there is but one owner that owner shall be the authorized representative; if there is more than one owner, then the owners shall decide upon an authorized representative. (4) If the owners of such structure have received funds from DURA, the structure shall not be a qualifying structure so long as funds are still being received from DURA or the owners have any outstanding repayment obligations to DURA. Once the structure ceases to receive DURA funding, all repayment obligations are satisfied, and (1) and (2) above are met, the structure may then be certified as a qualifying structure.

(Ord. No. 970-00, § 1, 12-4-00; Ord. No. 324-10, § 1, 6-14-10; Ord. No. 1043-22, § 1, 9-19-22)