Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 14
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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Board meeting, provided that the notice compliance with an approval received under
requirements of this article can be met prior to this article or was performed without the
that meeting. The Planning Authority shall approvals required under this article, no
transmit a copy of the complete application to application for such structure or property shall
the Historic Preservation Board at least four be considered by the Planning Authority or by
days prior to their next scheduled meeting. The the Historic Preservation Board until the work
Planning Authority shall not issue or act upon done without approval is brought into
the application until the Historic Preservation compliance with the requirements of this
Board has completed its review and approval article. The Historic Preservation Board may
process. An application for a Certificate of waive this requirement if the Historic
Appropriateness shall be treated as an Preservation Board determines that the work
application for a Certificate of Economic does not alter the essential character of the
Hardship under Section 17.9 whenever the structure or district and one or more of the
Historic Preservation Board or the Planning following standards are also met:
Board, as applicable, determines that the 1. The work was needed to bring a building
proposed alteration includes any demolition into conformance with any building or
which would: safety code.
1. Have the effect of causing the structure to 2. The applicant can demonstrate a good
no longer meet the criteria for designation faith belief that necessary approvals had
of Section 17.4, or been received for the work at issue prior
2. Materially impair the significance and to the commencement of the work.
integrity of the structure. 3. The applicant can demonstrate a good
C. Where a determination under (B) above is faith belief that the work done was not
made by the Historic Preservation Board, the subject to review under this article.
Planning Board shall review that decision as a E. Review of any application by the Planning
preliminary matter, whether the Historic Authority or by the Historic Preservation Board
Preservation Board has taken final action with shall not constitute waiver of any future claims
respect to the application or not. Upon any by the City concerning violations and shall not
final determination that an application for a stop the City from prosecuting any violation.
Certificate of Appropriateness is required to be F. Once a completed application has been
treated as an application for a Certificate of submitted, it shall be diligently pursued. Failure
Economic Hardship, no further action shall be of an applicant to attend two or more Historic
taken with respect to the application until that Preservation Board meetings at which an
certificate is applied for and is granted. application is scheduled for review shall cause
D. Where the applicant has done work or caused the application to expire and to be deemed null
work to be done on a structure or a property and void, unless the Planning Authority
for which a Certificate of Appropriateness is determines that good cause is shown for the
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