§ 15.50.070. Certificate of appropriateness—Applications.

A.

An owner or tenant of a designated property seeking to alter an improvement must apply to the city for a certificate of appropriateness, on forms prescribed by the city and including all information that the city determines is necessary to consider the application. Required submittal material may include, but is not limited to the following documentation:

1.

Completed application form;

2.

Proposed building elevations or current photograph of the building with illustrated modifications (drawn to scale);

3.

Photographs of the existing building conditions;

4.

Materials sample and color samples.

The following documentation will be required for new construction or major renovation project, as determined by city staff:

1.

Historic photograph of the building;

2.

Product literature and specifications; and

3.

Site plan/roof plan (drawn to scale).

B.

Applications for a certificate of appropriateness shall be filed a minimum of sixteen days before the next regularly scheduled preservation commission meeting at which the application is to be considered.

1.

Upon receipt of an application for a certificate of appropriateness, the preservation commission staff representative shall log in the application including the date filed and shall establish a separate file for each application. This file shall provide a record of the certificate application and all actions taken by the preservation commission, and any subsequent action or reports of the building inspector, if appropriate.

2.

The staff member shall then place the application on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled preservation meeting and shall notify the applicant of the time, date, and place of said meeting.

3.

The applicant may request to meet with a subcommittee of the preservation commission for a conceptual review of the proposed work, particularly relating to new construction or additions, prior to the preservation commission meeting. Any recommendations made by the subcommittee shall be reported at the formal commission meeting.

4.

Upon reviewing the application, the preservation commission may determine that the application be approved as submitted, denied as submitted, or approved with conditions.

5.

If the preservation commission approves the application as submitted, the certificate shall be issued within three working days per plans submitted and approved or modified by the preservation commission and accepted by the applicant. Conditions of the permit shall be noted on the permit.

(Ord. 1179 §1 (part), 2004)

(Ord. No. 1407, § 1, 5-7-2018)