(1) Unsafe structures. An owner that wants to demolish a historic structure that is structurally unsound or unsafe or that could pose a threat to human health and safety shall submit with its completed demolition permit application documentation, prepared by either a qualified professional (engineer, architect, etc.) or the Village Code Enforcement Officer, demonstrating that the building is unsound or unsafe or poses a threat to human health and safety. Upon receipt of a completed permit application and documentation of unsound or unsafe or a threat to human health and safety structural conditions, the Village shall issue the demolition permit.

(2) Other structures. Prior to demolishing an historic strucuture a demolition permit is required. For a historic structure that is not structurally unsound, unsafe or posing a threat to human health and safety, the property owner shall submit a completed demolition permit application to the Village Code Enforcement Officer. After the application is received by the Village, a ninety-day waiting period will commence during which the structure shall not be demolished. At the start of the ninety-day waiting period the Village will require the owner to have a public notice published in a newspaper having local circulation, stating that the building is being proposed for demolition. At the conclusion of the ninety-day waiting period the Village shall issue the demolition permit.