[Amended 11-18-2015 by L.L. No. 9-2015]
Any person or persons jointly or severally aggrieved by a decision
of the LPC with respect to the issuance or denial of a certificate
of appropriateness may, within 30 days from the date when a final
decision is filed in the office of the Town Clerk, appeal to the Town
Board for a review of such decision. Notice of such appeal shall be
in writing to the Town Board and the LPC and shall include a copy
of the official decision. The Town Board, upon receipt of such appeal,
shall hold a public hearing within 60 days. Notice of such hearing
shall be given to the LPC as well as the public. A legal notice shall
be published (in a newspaper having a circulation within the Town)
at least 20 days prior to the hearing date. The Town Board shall have
the power, within 30 days after such hearing, to affirm, modify or
reverse the decision appealed from.
The LPC shall have the power to issue an order, consistent with
this chapter, relative to preservation, maintenance and repair. When
such an order will involve excessive costs and/or personal hardship
to the individual owner(s), the LPC will make every effort to aid
in securing financial assistance to the owner(s) through existing
funding programs for qualified historical designations. Any order
of the Committee may be appealed from in the same method as herein
contained.
This chapter shall be known as the "Landmarks Preservation Ordinance."