The Downtown Design and Facade Committee shall consider the application for alteration to a CDBD site within no more than ten (10) days, excluding weekends, after receiving an application. Upon reviewing the application, the Committee shall act upon it and shall give written notice of its decision to the applicant within thirty (30) days of the date of the application. If the application is approved, the Committee shall issue a Certificate of Appropriateness. The Certificate should be signed by the chairman, and transmitted to the City Zoning Officer. The Committee shall keep a record of all Certificates of Appropriateness issued.
Failure of the Design and Facade Committee to approve or disapprove an application within thirty (30) days from the date of the application for the building permit, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon by the applicant and Committee, shall be deemed to constitute approval and the Zoning Officer shall proceed to process the application without regard to a Certificate of Appropriateness. However, such thirty (30) day provision shall not apply in instances where the Committee deems an incomplete application has been submitted or where additional information has been requested of the applicant by the Committee.
Should the Committee disapprove the application, it shall state its reasons for doing so and shall transmit a record of such action and reasons therefor in writing to the applicant. The Committee shall state its reasons for disapproving the plans submitted. The applicant, if he or she so desires, may make modifications to the plans and shall have the right to resubmit said application at any time after so doing.
Upon receiving a Certificate of Appropriateness, the applicant may apply for a building permit in accordance with the City Building Codes.
The Code/Zoning Administration Division shall inspect the construction, alteration and/or improvements of a project within nine (9) months after a Certificate of Appropriateness is issued, if the project is not already finished and a final inspection completed and approved by the Code Administration. The inspector shall have the authority to issue a “Stop Work Order” if the project is found not to be in compliance with the existing Certificate of Appropriateness.
Upon project completion, the applicant must schedule a final inspection with the Code Administration if the project is found not to be in compliance with the approved plan(s), or if the applicant fails to schedule a final inspection with the Code Administration before the Certificate of Appropriateness expires, the applicant may be subject to a penalty consistent with Section 1350.99.
(Ord. 0-1371. Passed 5-4-10.)