(a) The application for the Certificate of Appropriateness shall be made on such forms as prescribed by the Administrator, along with such plans, drawings, specifications and other materials as may be needed by the Committee on Design and Preservation to make a determination. At a minimum, such information shall include the following:
(2) Six (6) color photographs of the present facade of each exterior wall of the building which is proposed to be modified or of the existing landscaping, plantings, fence, or other visible exterior improvement(s) to be changed.
(3) Six (6) sketches of the proposed changes to each exterior wall or of the proposed additions or changes to landscaping, plantings, fences and/or other visible exterior improvements, drawn to scale and being easily understandable, with said sketches to include structural changes, all windows and doorways, roof lines, signage, and all other related changes and additions.
(4) A description of the proposed colors, proposed materials to be used, and all related information fully describing the proposed modifications and additions.
(5) For applications involving demolitions, six (6) sketches, drawn to scale, of the construction and other improvements proposed for the site following demolition.
(b) Applications for Certificate of Appropriateness shall be filed with the Administrator at least fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting of the Committee on Design and Preservation.
(c) A non-refundable fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall be paid to the City for each application for a Certificate of Appropriateness. No application shall be deemed complete unless accompanied by the proper fee.
(d) The Administrator shall transmit the application to the Committee on Design and Preservation seven (7) days prior to meeting.
(e) The applicant or his representative or agent will be notified of the meeting date and time at which action on the application is to occur.
(f) The Committee on Design and Preservation shall make its decision approving, denying, or denying with proposed modifications, the application submitted to it within thirty (30) days after the application was first considered by such Committee at a regular or special meeting. All decisions by the Committee shall be made in a public forum and applicants shall be given written notification of decisions. Any denial shall be based upon failure to comply with the applicable design review standards of Section 1393.09 and shall describe the basis for the finding of such Committee on Design and Preservation of such non-compliance.
(g) After action on the application by the Committee on Design and Preservation, the Administrator shall inform the applicant of the decision in writing.
(h) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Committee on Design and Preservation may file an application for variance or appeal the decision to the Board of Zoning Appeals within thirty (30) days of the date a decision is rendered by the Committee on Design and Preservation, in the same manner an appeal or request for variance is processed according to Chapter 1115 of the Codified Ordinances. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals may appeal timely to the Court of Common Pleas of Portage County for relief in accordance with R.C. Chapter 2506. (Ord. 2012-21. Passed 2-15-12.)