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Section 40.56.6 Parking. No off-street parking or loading facility shall be required for those properties zoned T5 or T6 and which are located downtown, east of Effingham Street and north of Interstate 264. Where parking or loading is provided, parking shall be provided as outlined in Part 7 of the Appendix B of this Code. Sec. 40-56.7. Downtown 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. Civic use buildings that are not required to obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness are exempt from the Building Envelope Standards. Sec. 40-56.8. Demolition by Neglect. (a) No structure within a Downtown District shall be allowed to deteriorate due to neglect. Deterioration due to neglect shall constitute demolition by neglect when: (I) Deterioration of the exterior of a building occurs to the extent that it creates, or permits, a hazardous or unsafe condition; or (2) Deterioration of exterior walls or other vertical supports, horizontal members, roofs, chimneys, exterior wall elements such as siding, wooden walls, brick, plaster, or mortar occurs to the extent that it adversely affects the character ofthe district or could reasonably lead to irreversible damage to the structure or lead to a hazardous condition. (b) The Committee shall monitor the condition of properties to determine if they are being allowed to deteriorate by neglect. In the event that the Committee receives a complaint or determines that a structure is being demolished by neglect, it shall notify the zoning administrator and the building official of such complaint or neglect stating the reasons for such notice, and shall set forth the steps that it believes need to be taken to remedy the situation.