§ 13.48.230. Application to perform work - Contents - Fees.

A.

The owner or the authorized agent of the owner of a landmark or property in an historic district proposing to do any work on such landmark or on property in an historic district shall file an application for an HP permit with the director of planning.

B.

All applications shall be on forms prescribed therefor by said director and shall contain or be accompanied by all information and documentation required thereby. Such information and documentation shall include but not be necessarily limited to the following:

1.

Name, address, telephone number of the owner and applicant, if other than owner;

2.

Address of the landmark or property within the district;

3.

Plans, photographs, renderings, working drawings and specifications showing, in such detail as the director of planning may determine, the existing and proposed exterior appearance of the landmark, including but not limited to, the following, as applicable: Architectural design, nature and texture of materials, color, lighting, method of construction and landscaping, and any other items that may be affected by the work; and

4.

A site plan showing all existing buildings and structures and the proposed work.

The applicant may also, at the discretion of the director of planning or the city council on appeal, be required to file supplemental plans, specifications, drawings, photographs or other necessary and pertinent items.

The application shall be accompanied by a filing fee set forth in the schedule of fees established by resolution of council. Such fee shall be in addition to any other fees required by law. The application will not be accepted as complete by the director until all fees have been paid, and the environmental documentation required by CEQA and Title 21 of this Code has been completed.

C.

If due to the unique or unusual nature of the rehabilitation proposed, the director determines that it is necessary to utilize the advice and counsel of an expert consultant, such as an architectural historian, in order to fully evaluate the application, the applicant shall be given an opportunity to retain an expert who is satisfactory to the director. Failure to provide the services of a satisfactory expert may be grounds for denial of the application.

D.

The original application which has been accepted as complete by said director shall be retained by said director who shall set a hearing thereon. The director may, at the same time, forward a copy of said application to the planning commission for its information. He shall, at the same time, forward a copy of said application to the historic landmarks commission for its review and comments. The historic landmarks commission shall, within forty-five days of acceptance by the director of said application as complete, notify the director of its comments and recommendations. The comments and recommendations of said commission shall be advisory only and shall not be binding on the director. No action shall be taken or permit issued by the director of planning during said forty-five-day review period unless he has received the comments and recommendations of the historic landmarks commission.

(Ords. 20884, 21291, 21704.)