Billings, MT Historic Preservation: Historic-Cultural Monuments (2026)

No permit for building, alteration or demolition (excluding permits for interior work) of any building or structure currently listed or part of a district listed on the city local registry shall be granted by the city administrator or his/her designee until the historic preservation board has advised the city administrator or his/her designee concerning the application for a certificate of appropriateness pursuant to the procedures and criteria set forth in this article. The board may advise the city administrator to approve the application as presented, approve with modifications, deny or delay based upon advice given by the board and the criteria set forth in sections 6-714 and 6-715 of this article. The owner or the owner's agent is responsible for applying for a certificate of appropriateness prior to, or concurrently with, any application for building, demolition, or alteration.

(Ord. No. 93-4927, § 8, 7-26-93; Ord. No. 94-4970, § 1, 9-26-94; Ord. No. 12-5553, § 3, 4-9-12; Ord. No. 21-5748, 1-25-21)