(A) Any owner of real property utilizing grant funds (whether individual, partnership, corporation or otherwise) who applies for a building, sign or demolition permit related in whole or in part to exterior construction or improvement in the Downtown Improvement District shall obtain a certificate of appropriateness (hereinafter called “a certificate”) or a conditional certificate from the Board as a condition precedent to receipt of the building, sign or demolition permit. The owner may obtain a certificate by filing an application therefore with the Village Zoning Administrator, which application shall include sufficient documentation and information to enable the Board to determine if the proposed work will conform to the Standards. Within 21 days after an application for conformity with the Standards, notice of the date, time and place of the Board’s meeting shall be given to the owner at the address set forth on the owner’s application by certified mail not less than seven days prior to the date on which such meeting is held. With consent of the owner, the date, time or place of such meeting may be rescheduled.
(B) (1) If the Board finds that the proposed work substantially conforms to the Standards, it shall issue a certificate.
(2) If the Board finds that the proposed work does not substantially conform to the Standards but that modifications can be made thereto so as to result in substantial conformity with the standards, the Board may issue a conditional certificate, which shall describe all necessary modifications to be taken by the owner to substantially conform to the Standards.
(3) If the Board finds that the proposed work does not substantially conform to the Standards and that, more likely than not, a conditional certificate cannot bring about substantial conformity with the Standards, the Board shall deny a certificate.
(Ord. 1084A-94, passed 1-18-1994)