Upon receipt of an application filed pursuant to this ordinance, the Executive Director of the Art Commission shall fix a date for Advisory Committee consideration and action upon said application and shall notify the applicant of said date. In its consideration of an application, the Art Commission shall examine representative samples of the applicant's work for the purposes of verifying the information set forth in the application. After such examination, and for the purposes of further investigation, the Art Commission may designate one or more of its members to visit the studio or workshop of the applicant to view the applicant's facilities and to further verify that the art or craft item for which the applicant seeks certification is his or her own creation or those of his or her family unit.