A. The preservation commission shall review an application for a certificate of appropriateness at its next regularly scheduled meeting or within forty five (45) days of the date the application is filed, whichever comes first. In the case of a demolition permit application, a sixty (60) day stay of demolition may be granted, during which time the application must be reviewed by the certificate of appropriateness committee. In reviewing the application the preservation commission shall solely determine if the proposed work is in accordance with the design standards established for the district in which the property is located. The preservation commission shall approve the application as submitted, approve the application with modifications, deny the application, or table the application. If the applicant does not agree with the preservation commission's decision to modify an application, the application shall be denied.
B. The preservation commission can table an application to a subsequent meeting which shall be held within thirty (30) days and direct the planning services division to notify appropriate property owners and historic or neighborhood organizations of the pending application and the time of the meeting.
C. Written notice of the preservation commission's action shall be provided to the applicant within seven (7) days following the commission's determination and shall be accompanied by a certificate of appropriateness in the case of an approval. A denial of the application shall be accompanied by a statement of the reasons for denial that shall include recommendations concerning amendments to the application that would cause the commission to reconsider its denial. An application that has been denied may be resubmitted with amendments within thirty (30) days for reconsideration by the preservation commission at its next regularly scheduled meeting. (Ord. 2013-20)