(A) In an ordinance approving the establishment of a historic district, the town may provide that the establishment occur in 2 phases. Under the first phase, which lasts 3 years from the date the ordinance is adopted, a certificate of appropriateness is required only for the activities described in § 35.07(A)(1), (2), and (4). At the end of the first phase, the district becomes fully established, and subject to division (B) below, a certificate of appropriateness must be issued by the Board before a permit may be issued for or work may begin on an activity described in § 35.07.
(B) The first phase described in division (A) continues and the second phase does not become effective if a majority of the property owners in the district object to the Board, in writing, to the requirement that certificates of appropriateness be issued for the activities described in § 35.07(A)(3), (B)(1), and (B)(2). The objections must be received by the Board not earlier than 180 days or later than 60 days before the third anniversary of the adoption of the ordinance.
(1992 Code, § 2-222) (Ord. 934, § 18, passed 2-25-1997)