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DEMOLITION REVIEW <br />Where is demolition <br />Chapter 2, Article 7, Division 4 <br />addressed in the SMDC? <br />When is a demolition <br />Prior to demolition of a structure on a lot, tract or parcel, regardless of <br />permit required? <br />the age of the property. <br />What is the application <br />Property Owner or Owner's Agent follows Universal Application <br />process? <br />Procedures, per Chapter 2, Article 3, Division 1. <br />When can Staff give <br />When buildings or structures are not listed in the NRHP, RTHL, or <br />Administrative Approval? <br />are younger than 80 years of age, or are not high and medium <br />preservation priorities in the 2019 My Historic SMTX survey. <br />When does demolition <br />When buildings are listed in the NRHP, RTHL, or are 80 years of age or <br />delay occur? <br />older, or are high and medium preservation priorities in the 2019 My <br />Historic SMTX survey. <br />How long does HPC <br />Within 20 days of receiving a complete application, Staff will send <br />demolition review take? <br />notice of the request and of a public hearing. If the HPC determines <br />the building is not historically significant, a demolition permit may be <br />issued. If the building is determined to be historically significant, the <br />commission may extend the demolition permit delay up to a total of <br />180 days. <br />What is the point of a <br />The delay allows time for researching historic significance as well as <br />demolition delay? <br />time to explore alternatives to demolition. <br />What if a building is <br />The violator may be fined $2,000 or the city may seek other legal <br />demolished without <br />remedies. <br />approval? <br />KEY TAKEAWAY <br />The 2019 demolition of the <br />National Register -listed San <br />Marcos Telephone Company <br />Building prompted creation <br />of Demolition Review. <br />Demolition of any building <br />requires a permit, and a <br />permit for demolition of a <br />historic -age building will <br />typically not be granted until <br />at least 90 days after the <br />application, in hopes that <br />an alternative to demolition <br />may be identified. <br />11 <br />0 <br />dill <br />_ AI � <br />San Marcos Telephone Company Building, 193o <br />POLICY & PROGRAMS 103 <br />