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 Kirksville
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 2. ADMINISTRATION
 Article X. KIRKSVILLE HISTORIC PRESERVATION

  § 2-200. Certificate of economic hardship.  

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  • Application for a certificate of economic hardship shall be made on a form prepared by the Kirksville Historic Preservation Commission only after a certificate of appropriateness has been denied. The KHPC shall schedule a public hearing concerning the application and provide public notice and individual notice to the applicant, owners of record, and owners adjacent to the property in the same manner as in section 2-194, and any person may testify at the hearing concerning economic hardship. All testimony, objections thereto and rulings at such public hearing shall be taken down by a reporter employed by the city for that purpose, or, if electronic tape recording equipment is available, by such electronic means. The KHPC may solicit expert testimony or require that the applicant for a certificate for economic hardship make submissions concerning any or all of the following information before it makes a determination on the application.

    (1)

    Estimate of the cost of the proposed construction, alteration, demolition or removal and an estimate of any additional cost that would be incurred to comply with the recommendations of the KHPC for changes necessary for the issuance of a certificate of appropriateness;

    (2)

    A report from a licensed engineer or architect with experience in rehabilitation as to the structural soundness of any structures on the property and their suitability for rehabilitation;

    (3)

    Estimated market value of the property in its current condition; after completion of the proposed construction, alteration, demolition or removal; after any changes recommended by the KHPC, and, in the case of a proposed demolition, after renovation of the existing property for continued use;

    (4)

    In the case of a proposed demolition, an estimate from an architect, developer, real estate consultant, appraiser, or other real estate professional experienced in rehabilitation as to the economic feasibility of rehabilitation or reuse of the existing structure;

(Ord. No. 11857, § X, 2-23-2009)