8.15.330 Planning commission consideration of alteration permit applications.
A. Planning Commission Hearing. Following preliminary review by the town planner, alteration permits shall be considered by the planning commission. Consideration of applications shall be noticed as set forth in Section 17.06.080, hearings shall be held as set forth in Section 17.06.090, and appeals shall be processed as set forth in Section 17.06.100.
B. Required Findings. To approve an alteration permit, the planning commission must find that:
1. The project complies with all provisions of this chapter;
2. The project does not adversely affect the physical integrity or the historic significance of the historical property; and
3. The project complies with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.
The planning commission may conditionally approve an alteration permit, subject to such conditions that it deems necessary to maintain the historic significance of the historic building.
C. Commencing Work Following Approval. After the planning commission approves or conditionally approves an alteration permit and the applicable appeal period has run, the town planner shall issue a written certificate of the alteration permit in accordance with the recommendation. No work shall commence until the certificate of the alteration permit has been issued. (Ord. 652 § 1, 2022)