(A) A permit for any project as defined herein affecting a designated historic landmark or any property within a designated residential historic district shall not be issued to any applicant by the Planning Division unless an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness has first been reviewed and approved by the Planning Division, by the Historic Preservation Board and, if a protest is filed, by the Governing Body. Projects not requiring a permit but which propose to alter features which have been defined in a historic district’s preservation guidelines as requiring protection shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness application. Projects which will or have the potential to damage or destroy historic features of a historic landmark or a historic resource which is located within a residential historic district shall be subject to a Certificate of Appropriateness review.

(B) When applying for a Certificate of Appropriateness, the applicant shall provide plans, specifications or other documentation pertaining to the work as required on the Historic Preservation Board’s adopted application forms. A Certificate of Appropriateness application and accompanying materials shall be submitted to the Planning Division for review of the application and determination if the proposed work is a major or minor project.

(C) The Historic Preservation Board shall review the application and recommend approval, approval with conditions, or denial within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the application. A fifteen (15) day period for written comments regarding the project shall be provided prior to the Historic Preservation Board’s hearing. These written comments shall be directed to the Historic Preservation Board. If approved, and; provided, that a protest is not filed within five (5) business days, the Planning Division shall issue a copy of the Certificate of Appropriateness to the applicant. If an appeal is filed by the applicant or any interested party with the Planning Division within five (5) business days of the Historic Preservation Board’s action, the Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be issued until the Planning Commission holds a public hearing regarding the application. This public hearing shall be at the next available meeting of the Planning Commission. For the purpose of this section, “interested party” shall mean an individual or individuals with a legally recognized interest in the real property located within the subject historic district.

(D) A Certificate of Appropriateness for a minor project shall be reviewed and approved or denied by the Planning Division. If approved, the Planning Division shall provide a Certificate of Appropriateness to the applicant. An appeal from a denial of an application for a minor project may be filed with the Planning Division within five (5) business days. A public hearing on the appeal shall be at the next available meeting of the applicable governing body.

(E) Ordinary maintenance and repair not otherwise subject to a permit or restricted by the historic preservation guidelines may be carried out without a Certificate of Appropriateness.

(F) If no action has been taken by the Planning Division and/or the Historic Preservation Board within thirty (30) days for major projects and within fifteen (15) days for minor projects after date of receipt of the completed application, the permit may be applied for with the Planning Division.

(G) No significant change shall be made in the work defined in the Certificate of Appropriateness application after issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness without resubmittal and approval thereof in the same manner provided herein.

(H) A Certificate of Appropriateness may be refiled provided the request addresses the concerns stated by the Governing Body in its denial. (Ord. 17-59 §§ 7, 10, 2017; Ord. 10-82 § 7, 2010; Ord. 10-07 § 7, 2010; Ord. 07-54 § 1, 2007.)