After the filing with the Planning Commission of an application for a certificate of appropriateness, the Commission shall forthwith send by mail, postage prepaid, to the applicant, to all contiguous owners of all such lands as they appear on the most recent real estate tax list and to any person filing written request for notice of any meeting, reasonable notice of the meeting to be held by the Commission on such application.
As soon as may be convenient after such meeting but in all events within a period of ninety days after the filing of the application for the certificate of appropriateness, or within such further time as the applicant may in writing allow, the Commission, after recommendation of the Architectural Review Board, shall determine whether the proposed construction, alteration or demolition of the buildings, structures or appurtenant fixtures involved will be appropriate to the preservation of the District for the purposes of this Chapter, or whether, notwithstanding that it may be inappropriate, owing to conditions especially affecting the structure involved, but not affecting the District generally, failure to issue a certificate of appropriateness will involve a substantial hardship, financial or otherwise, to the applicant and such certificate may be issued without substantial detriment to the public welfare and without substantial derogation from the intent and purposes of this chapter.
If the Commission determines that the proposed construction, reconstruction, alteration, moving or demolition is appropriate or is not appropriate, owing to conditions as aforesaid but that failure to issue a certificate of appropriateness would involve substantial hardship to the applicant and that issuance thereof may be made without substantial detriment or derogation as aforesaid, or if the Commission fails to make a determination within the time hereinbefore prescribed, the Commission shall forthwith approve such application and shall issue to the applicant a certificate of appropriateness. If the Commission determines that a certificate of appropriateness should not be issued, it shall place upon its records the reasons for such determination, and may include recommendations respecting the proposed construction, alteration or demolition. The Commission shall forthwith notify the applicant of such determination and shall furnish to the applicant its reasons for determining that the certificate of appropriateness should not be issued therefor and its recommendations, if any, as appearing in the records of the Commission.
(Ord. 2014-035. Passed 5-5-14.)
(Ord. 2014-035. Passed 5-5-14.)