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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0814 Ord (Building Demolition) . . . ORDINANCE NO. 814 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING BUILDING DEMOLITION THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STILL WATER DOES ORDAIN: Subd. 1. Purpose. This Ordinance is adopted for the purpose of protecting the historic and aesthetic qualities of the City by preserving, rehabilitating or restoring, when reasonable, buildings or structures which constitute or reflect distinctive features of the architectural or historical resources of the City, thereby promoting the public welfare and preserving the cultural heritage of the City. Subd. 2. Definitions. a. Historically Silmificant Building or Structure. means: "any building or structure or portion of a building or structure on the National Historic Register, a designated local landmark or a contributing structure or building in a designated national register historic district. " b. Buildinl!s or Structures of Potential Historic Significance. means: "a building or structure or portion of a building or structure fifty (50) years of age or older." c. Non-Historic Structure or Building. means: "a structure or building less than fifty (50) years old or a noncontributing structure in a nationally or locally designated historic district. " d. Commission. Heritage Preservation Commission. Subd. 3. Permits Required. No building or structure may be demolished without obtaining a demolition permit. An application for a demolition permit must be filed with the city Building Official. Subd. 4. Procedure. The Building Official must forward a copy of each demolition permit application to the Community Development Director for determination of historic significance or potential significance. The Community Development Director must make the following determination: a. building or structure is historically significant or potentially historically significant; or b. the building or structure is not historically or potentially historic. If buildings or structures are determined by the Community Development Director to be historic or potentially historic, the application must be sent to the commission for review according to Subd. 5. Demolition Plan Review. Buildings or structures determined non-historic must be referred to the Building Official for issuance of a demolition permit. 1 . . . Subd.5. Demolition Plan Review. a. Not less than thirty (30) days after the Community Development Director determines that a building or structure is historically significant, the applicant for the permit must submit to the Commission fifteen (15) copies of a demolition plan which must include the following information: 1. A map showing the location of the building or structure to be demolished on its property and with reference to neighboring properties; 2. A legal description of property and owner of record; 3. Photographs of all building elevations; 4. A description of the building or structure or portion of building or structure to be demolished; 5. The reason for the proposed demolition and data supporting the reason, including where applicable, data sufficient to establish any economic justification for demolition; 6. Proposed plans and schedule for reuse of the property on which the building or structure to be demolished is located; 7. Relation of demolition and future site use to the comprehensive plan and zoning requirements; 8. A description of alternatives to the demolition; and 9. Evidence that the building or structure has been advertised for sale for restoration or reuse and that sale for restoration or reuse is not economically feasible. b. The Commission must hold a public hearing according to Chapter 31 Subdivision 29(a) on the pending application. After the public hearing and a review of the application information and if the Commission determines that the owner has made a reasonable effort to sell or preserve the structure and after finding that there is no available feasible alternative to demolition, the commission must notify the Building Official in writing that a demolition permit may be issued. If a finding is made that the building or structure is historically significant and there is a feasible alternative to demolition, the permit must be denied. Subd. 6. Emergency Demolition. If a historically significant or other significant building or structure poses an immediate threat to health or safety due to its deteriorated condition, the owner of the building or structure may request issuance of an emergency demolition permit. If both the Community Development Director and Building Official find that the condition of the building or structure poses a serious and imminent threat to public health and safety and that there is no reasonable alternative to the immediate demolition, the Community Development Director and Building Official may issue an emergency demolition permit. Subd. 7. Injunction. In addition to any other relief provided by this Ordinance, the City Attorney may apply to a Court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction to prohibit the continuation of any violation of this Ordinance. This application for relief may include seeking a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction and permanent injunction. 2 . . . '. Subd. 8. Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during on which a violation occurs or continues. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater this 5th day of December , 1995. ~p Jay!' e,M or / Attest: m~~~ Morli tN eldon, City Clerk Publish: Stillwater Gazette December 26, 1995 3 State of Minnesota, AFFIDA VIT of PUBLICA TION Stillwater Evening GazeUe PO Box 58, 102 S 2nd St, Slillwater, MN 55082 ~,"e' 612-43""30 Fti' .'2-43"'713 City of StiUwatw 216 N 4th St Still'W'at@f', MN 55082 No. of Documents Col. # of Days Inches Published County of Washington Description/Dates of Publication ) )ss. ) Jrnl # 2179 Date 12-27-95 Business Name Pages 1 of 1 City of Still'W' atw 216 N 4th St Still'W'at9r, MN 55082 Unit Rate Total Amount 16.25 1 run 2.400 39.00 EVenlngGl-.,~. :II,~lI. . ...... O_AtIICE NC)..... '.' ..O~~~.~ .ti~~ .'foithe purpose of protecting tI'l&~ and ~. quaIIIles' of the Cilyby ~ ~.or. re$lor1tig. when'~' " buIIt.fIhgs(Jt~$whfchcOnlllltute<ll'~ cII$tInctlVe featurell .ofthea~ltectll!'fl\'or .rlcal resources of. the City,. .thefeby promotIngthepubllcwelfare andpt'eSO)lVlngthe ~~oftheClty. H4 SuI:ld.a:.~I~.. .... .... ...... .. .~. S!9JliflPant>Q.u"dl~ or *~,,~:"ll9Y building or ~reorpc>>1lonof.. buIkf1I'IQ(lr $tJ'UCtUr,e ootlle ~IHiStcJl'IC ~,a~,~ otaCOO1rb ..~. lIlIu'. . ..... , .... . 'm. .... '.. ,utlng .....ect.~~..~' d\lIb1el.".. .. . ,'. '.' 11 tb~orSlr\lCluresolPQtentil!JHistorlC l:!lQJllfICance. l11$ans: "abU1Il:tIn9 or stlU<lture or portIOn ofabUltdlfll). or '$tM::l~flfty (5(}) yearsof.oroklw.' ~~orICStruqfureor!3UifdlnQ, ~: -a $lrtIQIUre or bUlI~ng .less than fifty . ($O)years'oId or. a rtoneontrfbUtIn structure.in' a. natlolllllly or. .loeCllly designated historic dislrlct. " d (forillnlssion. Herlta~' PreservatiOn COnlJnIsSIon. . 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'" ,<"V\./ "'" \\ "" "" """~""~ SUbd... ........... - BuIldInG ()lIIcfII .... tIfIIIId. 00fI'/ of eact\ cternot*ft'*"" ~~. iv to tbll communIIY ~.I..t118lt Ott...,.~of hIstOriCsIgI'llIICaI1C8 or ,pot~ $Ignltlc~nce. The communlty ~~rmtJ$tmsketl,\efolloWlnlJ ~n:,',,"""."" a;bU~ ~'structurel~historlcallY . ~"orpot&lltlaIlY' hl$torlcally .~'or b. the~~r~re Is not historically " or~bflltol'lc., ""'. . II b~QI',~iare cteteri!lilledbyttl8' Con\ftlIBIIlYDeve\l)pment Olrectorto be 1:lI$l0rlc ot p0tentla1IY hIstOric, theappllctdlOn must be sent to the comm\SSlOO tot review according to SUbd. 5. Dm""Htion Plan RevleYL-BUll4\h9S or strUCtures detennined non-historic must. be referred to ti\ltBUlkling OItlcial for lS$uanceof a demOlItion permlt. SUbd. 5. o.molitlon Plan RevIeW. a. Not IeSSthall thIrtY(30)dtly~ attertlle 'Comm\lnlty pevelopment Director detentllnesthat a b\Illding or stRIcture ..Is historklally SIg~nt, the app~ for the permit rhtist submit to the CommlsSion flftten (15)coPles 01 a demolltlon pi8nWhlctl must InclU<le the fQllOwlng inlonnation: 1. A mapshowingtheloCatiol'\ of the bUUdlng or stRIcture to bedelTlO\lshed on Its property and, with relerence to OelghbOl1ng propertieS; 2. A legal ~tion of proper\Yand owner 0\ record; 3.photOgI'8PhllOlalll:lulldlng elevations; 4. A ~tion of the building orstRldUre , or portlOl\ of bUilding or stRIcture to be demolished; 5. The reaSon for tl\&proposed demolition and datil supporting the reason, Including', where applicable. data sufficient to eStl!lbllsh any economiC justlllcat19n lor demontion; 6. proposed plans imdschedule lor reuse of th4il property on Which the btlUdlng or strUdure to be demOlished Isio<:ated; 1; Relation of demontlon and!uture sl1euse to the comprehensIVe pian and ~onlng requirelll8nt~; 8.A description olalternatlves to the d$Il1OlItlon; and 9.E~ ,that the I>UildlnQorstructure has been advertised lor sale .for restoration or. re~'and that sale ,lor restoration or reuse Is not economlcally leaslb.. b.the,COl1'lJJ1lsslon IIIUl!l holdapubilChearII19 a.cooldlng ,to Chapter 31 Subdllllsk>n 29 (a) on the pel1<Ji!l9 ~ion. '. After thllpi!bllche81'1n9 and a reylew 01 the . . a.ppIlCat, ' inlQl1Jl8lIon and It th4ileommlssion . d&te tl\lllt,the owner has made a , , , ,~senor~rJethestlUcture andaftet1\r1:llngth$l,...18noa"a1~I~ " . ,tIWiCOll'lfl1l8$lQf must ~, ,,' 'lnwrmngthat a ~...tIUr/npemlllmay be iSlIU&d. Ita linding Is ...thal"bUJklngorstruC\lll'8.~ sIgIlIIlcanl and there Is a leasbIe ........ to dImOItlon. the permit must be denied. - Sub<!. 6. EIMf1IeI'CY [)eIftOIIl1on. II · ~8lgnIIlllIdoroltler~1:JUIIdIng orlltlUdU18 poeesan 1000000000000e....to I-'lh oI'safety we to lIS c:teter\Ol1ltedcondltlOO. the owner of the,bUlIdIn9 or stlUdUre mayrequesl Issuance of an emergency demolition penntt.1l !:loth the eomfl1!lrlltY oeveloJlrll8nl Director and Building bmciai llndthat the condition of the building or. struclUre poses a serious' and lmlntnent tIlI:.. to.pubIlc health and safety and that ,th8re Is notelt$OnlIbie aaemat1v8 to the Immediate, demoHtlon, "he community oeve\Opll18Ot DIrector andBulidin90lflclal may IssU$ an emergency demo\ltlOll penna. SUbd. 1. lnlUftC\lOft.1n addition to any other ref'" prOVIded by !his OldlnanC8. the City Attorney may applY to a court 01 COI11letent 1\lI'lSdICllOI1.lor ,llfl. ,Injunction to prohibit the cont\llUllt\Ol1 of arry V,IoIat\Otl of this ~. ThlIappac:auon tot r8lleImaylnclude ~a tefllPOl't.l'Y restral1:llngorder, temporal'Y .n(unc:tlonandpel11ll!inent Injunction. subd., 8. Penany. Any person. llrm or cdIpoflltlon ,violating any provision of this QrdIna.nce$haltbe guilty. of amisdemeanorand a ~ate offense shall be deetTlEl<l conunl\18d on each day wring on which a violation OCCUrs or contInU8s. AdOPted by the CIIYCou....uofthe CIIY of stniWa\" this S\l day 01 ~..mber.. 1995 ~.IaV KimbI!l Jay~' Mayor Attest~ . fj1 ~i Weldon Mortl Weldon. City Clerk (t .12126 c:= .