§ 45-24.1-7 - Certificate of appropriateness or rejection of plans – Period within which commission to act.

SECTION 45-24.1-7

   § 45-24.1-7  Certificate of appropriatenessor rejection of plans – Period within which commission to act. – The commission shall file with the building official or other duly delegatedauthority its certificate of appropriateness or rejection of all planssubmitted to it for review. No work shall begin until the certificate has beenfiled, but, in the case of rejection the certificate is binding upon thebuilding official or other duly delegated authority and no permit shall beissued in such a case. The failure of the commission to act within forty-five(45) days from the date of an application filed with it, unless an extension isagreed upon mutually by the applicant and the commission, is deemed toconstitute approval. In the event, however, that the historic districtcommission makes a finding of fact that the circumstances of a particularapplication require further time for additional study and information than canbe obtained within the period of forty-five (45) days, then the commission hasa period of up to ninety (90) days within which to act upon the application.