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Portland City Code ch. 14

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Portland City Code ch. 14 17.
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Portland City Code ch. 14
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Portland (municipal)

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17.5.10 Time limits                                            paragraph, shall include workshop review of any
If any time limit in the nomination and designation            completed application under Article 14 and
process as provided in Sections 17.4 or 17.5 is not            Article 15 of the Land Use Code.
met, the validity of any designation and the interim
protection provided by Section 17.6 shall not be          17.6.2 National Register of Historic Places
affected, provided the Historic Preservation Board,       Upon notice to the City that a property or area has
Planning Board or City Council announce the delay         been listed in the national register after the
and the basis for such in a public meeting, as well as    adoption of this article, a nomination shall be
the date to which the matter will be rescheduled.         deemed submitted to the Historic Preservation
                                                          Board for designation of such property or area as a
17.6 INTERIM PROTECTION FOR NOMINATIONS                   landmark, historic district, or historic landscape
17.6.1 Nominated landmarks and districts                  district under this article, and the procedures of
A.   From the time of nomination until the Historic       Section 17.6 shall be applicable thereto.
     Preservation Board acts upon such nomination,
     a site, structure, object or area nominated but      17.6.3 Properties eligible for listing on national
     not yet designated as a landmark or district              register or for local designation
     shall be subject to all of the provisions of         A Certificate of Economic Hardship shall be
     Sections 17.9 and 17.10 governing demolition         obtained prior to demolition of any structure which
     and minimum maintenance, to the same extent          has not been designated in accordance with this
     as if designated. Upon final action of the           article but which has been determined by the Maine
     Historic Preservation Board recommending             Historic Preservation Commission as eligible for
     designation, the site, structure, object, or area    listing in the National Register of Historic Places
     nominated shall be subject to all of the             under the criteria established by 16 U.S.C. Section
     protections of this article until a final decision   470(a) or its successor statute and/or regulations
     on designation by the City Council becomes           made thereunder or which has been determined to
     effective. If the City Council rejects designation   be eligible for local listing under the criteria for
     or fails to designate a property, that property      designation of this article. The determination of
     shall no longer be subject to the provisions of      eligibility for listing shall be made by the Planning
     Sections 17.9 and 17.10 of this article.             Authority, which may refer such a determination to
B.   Alteration or new construction commenced             the Historic Preservation Board, and by the Board
     pursuant to a building permit issued prior to        of Appeals if an appeal is taken. Upon determination
     nomination shall not require a Certificate of        of eligibility, the structure so determined shall also
     Appropriateness, unless such permit has              be subject to the provisions of Section 17.10 until a
     expired, been canceled or revoked. No project        final decision by the City Council on designation
     for which any application is pending and which       becomes effective. If the City Council rejects
     has received substantive review by the Planning      designation or fails to designate a structure which
     Board prior to nomination shall be affected by       has been determined to be eligible under the terms
     nomination. Substantive review, as used in this      of this section, that structure shall no longer be CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 17-9 HISTORIC PRESERVATION