A. Approval: If the formal application is approved without conditions, the commission shall issue the certificate of appropriateness permitting the building commissioner to proceed with other required reviews and approvals. The commission shall notify the applicant of its decision within thirty (30) days after the close of the public hearing.
B. Approval With Conditions: If the formal application is approved with conditions, the commission shall notify the applicant in writing and shall specify the conditions to be imposed and the reasons therefor in light of the criteria applicable to this chapter. If the applicant notifies the commission in writing that the conditions are acceptable, or if the applicant does not appeal the approval with conditions within the prescribed period of time, the commission shall issue the certificate of appropriateness, subject to the conditions.
C. Denial: If the formal application is denied, the commission shall notify the applicant in writing and shall specify the particulars in which the application is inconsistent with the criteria applicable to this chapter. If the commission denies a certificate of appropriateness for a landmark structure, no alteration shall be permitted to proceed, and no permits shall be issued for the proposed alteration, demolition, signage, or any other physical modifications of the designated landmark. If the commission issues a denial of a certificate of appropriateness for a structure, building, site, or area within a designated historic district other than a designated landmark structure, such denial is merely advisory and shall not prohibit an applicant from proceeding with the proposed alteration, demolition, signage or any other physical modifications of the structure, building, site, or area within the historic district, upon the issuance of the denial, and upon receiving all other required approvals and permits therefor.
D. Validity: A certificate of appropriateness shall be invalid if the plans approved by the commission are altered, if any conditions of the certificate are not satisfied, or if any building permit issued for the approved work becomes invalid. A certificate of appropriateness shall expire one year after the date of its issuance.
E. Appeal: When a certificate of appropriateness for a designated landmark is denied, the applicant may appeal the commission's decision to the village council by filing an appeal in writing to the village administrator within fifteen (15) days after the applicant is served with notice by personal delivery or certified or registered mail of the commission's decision. For the purposes of this section, the date of mailing or delivery shall be the date of service. The village council may receive comments on the contents of the record but no new matter may be considered by the village council. After due consideration of the facts contained in the record submitted to the council by the commission, the village council may affirm the decision or recommend changes or may overturn the commission's decision. (Ord. O-1-06, 1-9-2006)