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Sec. 40-54.1. Historic districts, properties; publicly-owned property. The city manager or other appropriate city official shall file an application for a certificate of appropriateness for the proposed construction, alteration, renovation, or razing of any historic city-owned building or structure, and shall adhere to all other requirements of this division. For buildings and structures owned by other governmental entities or public utilities companies, the city manager or other appropriate city official shall request that such owners submit an application for a certificate of appropriateness and adhere to all requirements of this division. Nothing in this article or section shall be construed to prevent the construction, reconstruction, alteration, or demolition of any such elements that the authorized city officers certify as required for public safety Sec. 40-54.2. Certificate of appropriateness; administrative review and approval. Administrative review of an application for a certificate of appropriateness is permitted in accordance with the following provisions: (a) The designated staff of the historic preservation commission may issue a certificate of appropriateness if authorized by standards and guidelines approved by the city council. (b) The commission's designated staff shall be guided by the standards and guidelines established for the commission and shall have the authority to request of the applicant modifications of a specific proposal in order that such proposal may comply with said standards and guidelines. (c) In any case where the designated staff is uncertain of hislher authority to act on a particular application, or in any case where the designated staff and the applicant cannot agree on changes in the proposal, or if the designated staff otherwise fails to issue such certificate within 30 days, the application shall be referred to the commission for action. A written report/agenda shall accompany any application forwarded to the commISSIOn. (d) The designated staff shall report, in writing, to the historic preservation commission at each regular meeting on all certificates so issued. (e) Not withstanding the above, the building official, the zoning administrator, or their designees may order that work be stopped and that an appropriate application be filed for commission review upon determination that the action being undertaken surpasses ordinary maintenance as defined in Section 40-55, a certificate of appropriateness is not displayed, or the work being performed is not in conformance with the approved action for which a certificate of appropriateness has been issued.