(A) Upon receipt of a final denial of a certificate of appropriateness or a certificate of economic hardship by the Heritage and Architecture Commission after a public hearing for a property or structure within the Historic Preservation District, the applicant may, within 15 days, appeal the Commission’s decision to the City Council. The City Council shall affirm, modify, or reverse the decision within 60 days after receiving notice of the appeal, after due consideration of the facts contained in the record of the public hearing and any report submitted to the Council by the Commission. The Council may receive comments on the contents of the record, but no new matter may be considered by the Council.
(B) Upon a decision by the Council that a certificate of appropriateness or a certificate of economic hardship shall or shall not be issued, the Administrator shall notify the Commission, the applicant and the Building Department within ten days following the decision.
(C) Failure of the Council to vote to affirm, modify, or reverse the decision of the Commission within 60 days shall be considered a denial of the appeal, and the Administrator shall so notify the Commission, the applicant, and the Building Department.
(`79 Code § 150.184) (Ord. 88-130, passed 10-3-88; Am. Ord. 23-005, passed 3-1-23)