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appointment. No member shall serve more than two (2) successive four-year terms. An appointment to fill a casual vacancy shall be only for the unexpired portion of the term. Sec. 2-58. Meetings. The Board shall elect from its membership a Cha~r- man 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; pro- vided, 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 there- on 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. Sec. 2-59. 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 Appropriateness, 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 mon~hs. Such notice shall be posted on the premises of the house or other build- ing 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, general 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 preserva- tion 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. Sec. 2-60. Standards and guidelines. New construction and existing buildings and structures and appurtenances thereof which are moved, reconstructed, materially altered, repaired, or changed in color shall be visually compatible with other buildings to which they are visually related generally in terms of the following factors; provided, however, that these guidelines shall apply only to those exterior portions of buildings visible from either Belvin Street or San Antonio Street. A. Height. The height of a proposed building shall be visually compatible with adjacent buildings. B. Propo:r;tion of Building's Front Facade . The relationship of the width of a building to the height of the front elevation shall be visually compatible to the other buildings to which it is visually related.