(a) All proposed actions within "Downtown Uhrichsville" that fall under the purview of the Board as defined hereinbelow must be reviewed by the Board prior to their enactment. Such action includes the construction, erection, alteration, removal, moving or demolition of buildings and structures in "Downtown Uhrichsville."
(b) The Board shall file with the City a certificate of its approval, modification or rejection of all applications and plans submitted to it for review. Work shall not be commenced on any such project until such a certificate of approval has been so filed. The owner, lessee or tenant of property and premises shall not commence the proposed work or change until and unless he/she/it has received a necessary building permit from the Municipality. The Board shall respond in writing to an application within thirty (30) days from the date the application is filed.
(c) When the City Service Director receives documents submitted for a building permit
within "Downtown Uhrichsville", the applicant shall satisfy the City Service Director that the Board has reviewed the proposal, if it falls under the purview of the Board as herein defined, and has made its recommendation concerning the proposal's conformance to the guidelines as contained herein. Such official recommendation shall be in the written form of the "Certificate of Appropriateness." The City Service Director shall reject any application which does not comply with the recommendation of the Board.
(Ord. 13-22. Passed 10-13-22.)