City officials clarify voting rules Issuance of a demolition permit for an older downtown building is on hold for now after city officials clarified that an earlier tie vote by a review commission did not mean it could be torn down.

A 3- 3 vote during a June 2 Historical Landmark Commission meeting thought to pave the way for the teardown was a misinterpretation of the development code and had to be thrown out, officials said this week in a follow-up announcement.

At the time of the June 2 meeting, commissioners were told the Unified Development Code noted a motion could be passed with three affirmative votes.