4.409 Enforcement

  1. Upon receipt of a building permit application for property within a Conservation District, the Building Official shall forward a copy of the building permit application to the Director of Planning and Development for review and comment.  No building permit shall be issued by the Planning and Development Department for any new construction or any alteration or addition to the exterior of an existing building or structure within a designated Conservation District without the submission and approval of design plans and issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness by the Director of Planning and Development.
  2. All work performed pursuant to a Certificate of Appropriateness shall conform to any requirements included herein.  It shall be the duty of the Planning and Development and Code Compliance Department to assure compliance.  If work is performed that is not in accordance with the Certificate of Appropriateness and verification by the Building Official, the Building Official shall issue a stop-work order and all work shall immediately cease.  No further work shall be undertaken on a project while a stop-work order is in effect.