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that only such work as is reasonably necessary to correct <br />the unsafe or dangerous condition may be performed. In <br />making a determination as to whether such work is reasonably <br />necessary as aforesaid, the above mentioned officials may <br />refer to, and be guided by, the State Historical Building <br />Code (H&S Code §§18950 et seq.) as the same may from time <br />to time be amended, revised, or replaced. <br />"Section 40.14. Duty to Keep in Good Repair. The <br />owner, occupant, or other person in actual charge of a <br />historic or cultural resource, or an improvement, building, <br />or structure in a historic district shall keep in good repair <br />all of the exterior portions of such improvement, building, <br />or structure, all of the interior portions thereof when <br />subject to control as specified in the designating ordinance <br />or permit, and all interior portions thereof whose <br />maintenance is necessary to prevent deterioration and decay <br />of any exterior architectural feature. <br />"It shall be the duty of the Building Official to <br />enforce this section. <br />"Section 40.15. Showing of Hardship. The Commission <br />need not disapprove an application for permit to carry out <br />any proposed work in a historic district, or on a historic <br />landmark or a historic site, if the applicant presents <br />clear and convincing evidence of facts demonstrating to <br />the satisfaction of the Commission that such disapproval <br />will work immediate and substantial hardship on the applicant <br />because of conditions peculiar to the person seeking to <br />carry out the proposed work, whether this be property <br />owner, tenant, or resident, or because of conditions <br />peculiar to the particular improvement, building, or <br />structure or other feature involved, and that failure to <br />disapprove the application will be consistent with the <br />purposes of this chapter. In determining whether extreme <br />-10- <br />