(A) Any person, firm or corporation, or any officer, department, board, or agency of the village aggrieved by any decision of the Board of Architectural Review involving an application for architectural review may appeal such decision to the Oak Harbor Planning Commission by filing a notice of appeal to the Planning Commission with the Secretary of the Architectural Review Board within ten days from the date of decision, setting forth the facts of the case.
(B) The Secretary of the Board of Architectural Review shall then forward the record of the proceeding before the Board of Architectural Review to the Planning Commission who shall then hold a public hearing on the appeal.
(C) Such appeal shall be heard and decided within 30 days of receipt of notice of appeal. The Planning Commission shall utilize the written findings of the Board of Architectural Review to review economic, historic, architectural, and aesthetic features of the subject structure, the nature and character of the surrounding area, the use of such structure, and its cultural importance to the Municipality. A majority vote of the Planning Commission shall be required to overturn a decision of the Board.
(D) Decisions by the Planning Commission shall be deemed final administrative orders for appellate purposes and any aggrieved person may file in the County Court of Common Pleas in accordance with Ohio R.C. Chapter 2506.
(E) During the pendency of a timely filed appeal before the Planning Commission for a decision of the Board of Architectural Review, or during the appeal time prescribed in Ohio R.C. Chapter 2506 for a decision of the Planning Commission, no Certificate of Appropriateness, Zoning Permit, Building Permit, or other permit necessary for the activity applied for shall be issued, or if issued, shall be valid.
(Ord. 19-96, passed 10-7-96; Am. Ord. 06-2006, passed 5-1-06)