§ 125-26. Further surveying and mapping.

(a)

The commission may conduct additional surveys, and draw and submit additional maps for approval by the common council as it considers appropriate.

(b)

When submitting a map to the legislative body under section 125-25 and subsection (a) of this section, the commission may declare one or more buildings or structures that are classified and designated as historic on the map to be under interim protection.

(c)

If a building or structure is declared to be under interim protection pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the commission shall, by personal delivery or first class mail, provide the owner or occupant of the building or structure with written notice of the declaration within two days after declaring a building or structure to be under interim protection. The written notice must:

(1)

Cite the authority of the commission to put the building or structure under interim protection under this section;

(2)

Explain the effect of putting the building or structure under interim protection; and

(3)

Indicate that the interim protection is temporary.

(d)

A building or structure put under interim protection under subsection (b) of this section remains under interim protection until the map is submitted to and approved in an ordinance or rejected by the common council.

(e)

While a building or structure is under interim protection under this section:

(1)

The building or structure may not be demolished or moved; and

(2)

The exterior appearance of the building or structure may not be conspicuously changed by addition, reconstruction or alteration.

(Code 1985, § 160.07; Ord. No. 3444, 11-19-1990; Ord. No. 3793, 12-6-1993; Ord. No. 4343, 11-16-1998)