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,'CITY OF NORM OLMSTED pftD INANCE NO . 7 5 - /'9~ij Page 4 similar objects as Landmarks. The City Council may, in its discretion, hold public hearings on any such proposed designation, whether said designation is proposed only with the consent of the owner, or after public hearings before the Commission. Upon its conclusion, the City Council may designate by ordinance said places, building, structures, works of art and other similar objects as a Landmark. 5. As soon as reasonably possible, the Commission shall notify the .Division of Building of the City of North Olmsted of the official designation. The Commission shall also file with the Recorder of Deeds of Cuyahoga County and the Assessor of Cuyahoga County a certified copy of the designation ordinance together with a notice briefly stating the fact of said designation and a summary of the effects said designation will have. The Commission, further, shall send by registered mail a certified copy of said ordinance and a copy herein above described to the owner and any person having a legal or equitable interest in said property. 6. Notwithstanding any provision of this Chapter, the City Council may rescind the designation of any place, building, structure, work of art or similar object as a Landmark by ordinance. Passage of such an ordinance shall relieve the owner of such place, building, structure, work of art or similar object from any duties or penalties contained in this Chapter. 163'.'05 Regulation of Environmental Changes No person, awning, renting or occupying property which has been desig- nated a Landmark shall make any environmental change in such property unless a Certificate of Appropriateness has been previously issued by the Commission with respect to environmental change. The following procedures shall apply to alterations, demolitions, removals or con- structions of such property in the City of North Olmsted. A. Any application to the Division of Building for a building permit for an environmental change shall also be deemed an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness, and shall be forwarded to the Commission, together with copies of all detailed plans, designs, elevations, specifications and documents relating thereto, within seven (7) days after receipt thereof. An application for a Certificate of Appropriateness may be filed by the Applicant directly with the Commission at the same time that an application for a building permit is filed or in lieu of filing for a building permit, if no building permit is required for the proposed environmental change. B. If the Commission finds that the environmental change proposed by the Applicant: 1. Will not adversely affect any significant historical or aesthetic feature of the property and is appropriate and consistent with the spirit and purposes of this Chapter, or 2. Will remedy conditions imminently dangerous to life, health, or property, as determined in writing by the Division of Building or the Division of Fire of the Department of Public Safety, then the Commission shall issue a Certificate of Appropriateness.