§ 2-1011. Actions affecting a Wilmette Landmark or within a Wilmette Historic District.

(a)

No designated Wilmette Landmark or contributing structure within a Wilmette Historic District shall be altered or demolished and no new construction on a vacant lot in a Wilmette Historic District may be undertaken, except in accordance with the provisions of section 2-970.

(b)

The requirements of section 2-970, and all its further subsections, shall not be applicable to, and no certificate of appropriateness shall be required for, the alteration, demolition or construction of a place of worship or the property on which a place of worship is, or will be, situated.

(c)

Owners of places of worship may, on a voluntary basis, request to meet with and consult with the Historic Preservation Commission prior to the alteration, demolition, or construction of a place of worship, so that Historic Preservation Commission may provide the owners of the place of worship with the benefit of its expertise and advice regarding the project under consideration.

(Code 1993, § 2-16.13.10; Ord. No. 2009-O-31, 4-28-2009)