§ 17.38.120. Permit—Application—Suspension of action on.

A.

To ensure sufficient time to preserve a designated structure, site or area from demolition or impairment, the planning commission may suspend action on an application to permit construction, alteration, demolition or removal for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days.

B.

The city council may, by resolution, extend the suspension for an additional period not to exceed one hundred eighty days, if the resolution is adopted not more than ninety days and not less than thirty days prior to the expiration of the original one hundred eighty day period. During the suspension period, the planning commission may consult with state and regional preservation agencies, civic groups and interested citizens, make recommendations for acquisition of property by public or private bodies or agencies, explore the possibility of moving one or more structures or other features and take any other reasonable measures to preserve and protect the designated structures, sites or areas.

C.

In no event may construction, alteration, demolition or removal work for which a permit is required be delayed on a designated landmark overlay site, structure or area longer than one year after application therefor is first made, without consent of the property owner.

(Prior code § 1941)