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Certificate required. A certificate of appropriateness shall be required as provided for in Chapter 44 of the Village of Hamburg Code.
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Issuance of permits. No building, demolition, or zoning permit shall be issued prior to certificate of appropriateness approval.
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Architectural Review Committee. The HPC may refer all applications to the ARC for review and recommendation.
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Historic Preservation Commission. The HPC shall hear and decide all applications upon receipt of recommendation by the ARC.
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Public hearing required. Unless otherwise provided in Chapter 44 of the Village of Hamburg Code, a public hearing shall be held by the HPC prior to issuing a decision on any application.
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Additional development review applications, such as a special use permit or site plan, may be processed concurrently to a certificate of appropriateness application, in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. Duplicate application materials may be combined to satisfy submittal requirements.
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Any approval of an application issued prior to the decision of the HPC shall be contingent upon the subsequent approval of the certificate of appropriateness by the HPC. In the event that the HPC denies a certificate of appropriateness, the prior review board approval shall be null and void.