A. Review Required. No person shall alter, reconstruct, relocate, remodel or restore the exterior of a property listed on the local register without a review or a waiver. Local register properties require a certificate of appropriateness or a waiver and register eligible properties require review and comments from the historic preservation commission.
B. Review Process.
1. The building official shall notify the historic preservation commission of any application for a permit to alter, reconstruct, relocate, remodel or restore the exterior of a property listed on the local register. If the activity is not exempt from review, the historic preservation commission shall notify the applicant of the review requirements.
2. The historic preservation commission shall meet with the applicant and review the proposed work in accordance with the standards established in the historic preservation commission’s rules. Unless required by another ordinance or law, the historic preservation commission shall not be required to provide public notice of the application. In the case of an application to perform work to the property, the historic preservation commission shall complete its review and make its decision within 45 days after the date of receipt of the application. If the historic preservation commission is unable to process the request within this time period, the historic preservation commission may reasonably extend its review period for another 15 days upon written notice to the applicant. If the historic preservation commission fails to issue a decision within 60 days of receiving the application, the application shall be deemed approved and the historic preservation commission shall issue a certificate of appropriateness to the building official.
3. Reviews shall be based on the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation, 48 CFR 44716, as updated and supplemented by the National Park Service, and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, 37 CFR 67, as amended.
4. The historic preservation commission’s decision on any application shall be in writing and shall state the findings of fact and the basis for its decision. Any conditions to the certificate of appropriateness or waiver recommended by the historic preservation commission and accepted by the applicant in this review process shall become conditions of approval of the permits issued. If the owner accepts the historic preservation commission recommendations and conditions, a certificate of appropriateness or a waiver shall be issued by the historic preservation commission according to standards established in the historic preservation commission’s rules.
5. The historic preservation commission’s determination, recommendations and, if awarded, the certificate of appropriateness or a waiver shall be transmitted to the building official. If a certificate of appropriateness or waiver is awarded, the building official may then issue the permit.
6. If a certificate of appropriateness or waiver is denied, the building official shall not issue the permit. (Ord. 2016-11 § 2, 2016)