A. Upon notification to the property owner that the commission has scheduled a hearing to determine if a property should be designated as a cultural resource or be included within a historic district, no person or entity shall undertake any alteration, construction, grading, demolition or removal of such building, structure, site, feature, object or district, and no permit to undertake such work shall be approved by any city official, while proceedings are pending on such designations; provided, however, that if, after a maximum of sixty days from the date of initial notice of such hearing, final action by the council on such designation has not been completed, any such permit application shall be approved provided such permit application complies with all other legal requirements for approval. The commission shall ensure that appropriate city officials are notified of the commission’s intent to consider designation of a property and the moratorium.

B. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the construction, grading, alteration, demolition or removal of any structure or other feature, where a permit for the performance of such work was issued prior to the date of notice of the public hearing to consider the designation of the cultural resource or historic district, and where such permit has not expired or been cancelled or revoked. Nor shall it apply to structures damaged in any flood, fire, earthquake or other disaster or otherwise in such condition that the city’s building director determines the structure or feature must be demolished in the interests of public safety.

C. No moratorium shall be attached to an area of historic interest. (Ord. 4460 § 1, 2007)