A. 
Notice to applicant and abutters. Prior to consideration of a certificate of appropriateness, the Town shall inform the applicant and notify by mail all owners of property abutting the subject property of the application. This section, however, shall not apply to applications heard under § 181-136C, Alternate procedure for review of installation or alteration of any exterior sign, minor alteration and temporary alterations. For purposes of the notice required hereunder, the owners of property shall be considered to be the persons listed by the Tax Assessor of Standish and/or the ones against whom taxes are assessed. Failure of any person to receive notice shall not necessitate another hearing or invalidate any action of the Commission.
B. 
Hearing. The Commission will hold a public hearing on each application before it. Applications under § 181-136C, Alternate procedure for review of installation or alteration of any exterior sign, minor alteration and temporary alterations, do not require a public hearing. A notice of the public hearing will be mailed to abutters and posted at Town Hall and the Town Website Meeting Calendar at least five days before the public hearing. In the case of an application for a new building or an addition of over $10,000 estimated value, or in the case of the demolition of any building, a hearing notice shall be placed in a daily newspaper of general circulation.
C. 
Approval. A vote to approve a certificate of appropriateness must receive the affirmative votes of three of the members seated. If the Commission determines that the proposed construction, reconstruction, alteration, moving or demolition meets the standards of this Part 5 and is therefore appropriate, it shall approve a certificate of appropriateness and the Planning Department shall notify the applicant and Code Enforcement Officer in writing of the determination and any conditions of approval.
D. 
Disapproval. If the Commission determines that a certificate of appropriateness should not be issued, it shall make findings describing how the application does not meet the standards of this Part 5. The Planning Department shall notify the applicant and the Code Enforcement Officer within 10 days of the final determination.
E. 
Appeals. An appeal from the final decision of the Commission as to any matter over which it has final authority may be taken by any party or person aggrieved, within 30 days from the date of the final decision, to the Zoning Board of Appeals. Where an appeal is from a decision of the Historic Preservation Commission, the review by the Board of Appeals shall be appellate in nature and shall be limited to a review of the record developed before the Historic Preservation Commission. The person submitting the appeal and any opponents to the position of that person may make written and/or oral presentations to the Board of Appeals about why they feel the decision of the Historic Preservation Commission was correct or incorrect, but they shall not be allowed to present any evidence that was not presented to the Historic Preservation Commission. The Board of Appeals shall only reverse the decision of the Historic Preservation Commission if it determines that the decision contained a procedural error or was clearly contrary to the provisions of this Part 5.