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H. Emergency Repair. In emergency situations where immediate repair is needed to protect the safety of the structure or its inhabitants, the Building Official may approve temporary or limited repair without the consent of the Heritage Preservation Commission. In cases of a permit issued pursuant to this paragraph, the Building Official shall immediately notify the Heritage Preservation Commission of its action and specify the facts or conditions constituting the emergency situation. I. Denial of Certificate of Approval. The Commission shall provide the applicant written findings of fact for the grounds of denial of the Application for Certificate of Approval. The applicant shall be provided with the procedures for appealing the denial of the Certificate of Approval including this paragraph. The applicant or any party aggrieved by the decision of the Heritage Preservation Commission shall have a right to appeal such HPC order and decision to the City Council. The request for an appeal shall be made within 10 calendar days of the HPC's action by delivering to the City Clerk a Notice of Appeal and statement of reasons setting forth the grounds for the appeal. The City Clerk shall transmit the Notice of Appeal and statement to the City Council and the Heritage Preservation Commission. Once received, the appeal will be considered by the Council at the next regular meeting. Appeals on the grounds of economic hardship will be considered by City Council under the procedures and guidelines adopted by City Council. SUBD. 7. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. An owner or occupant of any area, place, building, structure, or other object within a duly designated Heritage Preservation Site or protected by an Interim Protection Order who violates the provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any architect, builder, contractor, agent, person or corporation who assists in the commission of a violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for each day an owner or occupant of any area, place, building, structure, or other object within a duly designated Heritage Preservation Site or protected by an Interim Protection Order allows any work to be performed on any area, place, building, structure or other object in violation of Section 6 herein, it shall constitute a separate violation of this chapter, and it shall be punishable as such. A Heritage Preservation Site on which there exists any remodeling, repairing, construction, or a building moved in violation of this chapter, is hereby declared a nuisance, and the imposition of the penalties herein prescribed shall not prevent the City of Hastings from instituting an appropriate action or proceeding to prevent an unlawful remodeling, repair, construction, building, building moving or demolition, or to restrain, correct or abate a violation. A. Enforcement. The City Council authorizes the Heritage Preservation staff and the Building Official or designee to enforce this chapter. These officials may make inspections and take such action as may be required to enforce the provisions of this chapter.