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26-a (c) Appeal Any applicant or interested person aggrieved by a ruling of the Board of Review under the provisions of this section may, within thirty (30) days after the ruling, appeal to the City Council. SECTION 4. Board of Review: A Board of Review is hereby established and shall serve without pay. Such board shall consist of five (5) persons, appointed by the City Council from the follow- ing sources: (a) One member shall also be a member of the San Marcos Planning and Zoning Commission. I (b) One member shall be from the architecture or design field of expertise. (c) One member shall be a citizen of San Marcos who has demonstrated an interest in the history and heritage of San Marcos. (d) Two members shall be property owners within the District. SECTION 5. Terms of Office: The initial terms of two of the five members first appointed shall expire on the date of the first regular City Council meeting in January next following their appointment, and the initial term of the other three of the five members first appointed shall expire on the date of the first regular City Council meeting in January two years there- after. Following the initial term, the terms of all members shall be four years. No member shall serve more than two successive four-year terms. An appointment to fill a casual vacancy shall be only for the unexpired portion of the term. SECTION 6. Meetings: The Board shall elect from its mem- bership a Chairman who shall serve for a term of one year and who shall be eligible for re-election. The Chairman shall preside over the Board and shall have the right to vote. The Board shall meet at such times as it may determine, or upon call of ' the Chairman thereof; provided, however, that upon the filing of an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness in the District, the Board shall meet within 15 days from the date of filing of such application and shall take action thereon within 30 days after the date of filing of such application. If action thereon is not taken within 30 days after the date of filing of such application, it shall be deemed to have been recommended for approval and a certificate showing the filing date and the failure to take action on the application within 30 days shall be issued by the Board on demand. A majority of members, appointed pursuant to Section 4 of this ordinance, shall constitute a quorum and action taken at a meeting shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the appointive members of the Board. SECTION 7. Demolition: Whenever a property owner applies for a Certificate of Appropriateness for the demolition of a house or other building within the District, and the Board of Review fails to approve the issuance of a Certificate of Appro- priateness, such house or building may be demolished, provided however, that before a demolition permit is issued, notice of proposed demolition shall be given for a period of six months. Such notice shall be posted on the premises of the house or other building proposed for demolition in a location clearly visible from the street. The purpose of this section is to further the ' purposes of this ordinance by preserving historic buildings which are important to the education, culture, traditions, gen- eral welfare, and the economic values of the City, and to afford the City, interested persons, and/or historical societies or organizations the opportunity to acquire or to arrange for the preservation of such buildings. The Board of Review may at any time during such stay approve a Certificate of Appropriateness in which event a permit shall be issued without further delay.