[Ord. of 11-2-1988, § V(A)]
(a) 
Any person proposing to erect a structure within a historic district or proposing to alter, repair, move or demolish a structure within a historic district, in any manner affecting its exterior appearance or location and which shall require a building permit, or proposing site appurtenances that affect the appearance of the surroundings shall file an application for a building permit with the Building Official.
(b) 
Upon receipt of any application, the Building Official shall independently verify whether the property is in a historic district. In making this independent verification, the Building Official shall consult the map of historic districts as described in § 30-33.
(c) 
Any application determined by the Building Official to pertain to a property or structure covered by § 30-33 must be submitted, along with all plans and other information received, to the historic district commission for review within 10 working days of the filing of such application. Incomplete applications shall be returned to the applicant and notice sent to the Building Official within seven working days of receipt by the commission.
(d) 
Town government entities proposing any activity described in Subsection (a) of this section, even though no building permit is required for the government entity, shall submit the application and plans directly to the historic district commission before such activity is authorized. Town government entities submitting applications shall use the same forms and meet the same requirements as specified for persons applying for certification.
[Ord. of 11-2-1988, § V(B)]
The historic district commission shall review all completed applications it receives for the work described in this division at its next regular meeting, providing such completed applications are received by the commission at least 10 working days before such meeting.
[Ord. of 11-2-1988, § V(C)]
(a) 
The historic district commission shall file with the Building Official or Town government entity applicant its certificate of approval or rejection of all proper and complete plans submitted to it for review under this division. No permit shall be issued or work begun until such certificate shall be signed by the chairperson or vice-chairperson and attached to the application.
(b) 
If the plans are approved, the chairperson or vice-chairperson shall also stamp and sign all plans or prints submitted to the commission, signifying its approval.
(c) 
Certificates of approval are in force for one year from the date of their issuance, providing work has commenced during that year. Extensions for the same approved plans for one year may be requested without a new application, providing such request is made during the year of the initial approval.
(d) 
When reviewing plans the commission may confer with the applicant and may suggest changes for approval of the plans. If the applicant makes the suggested modifications to the plans, the commission will consider the revised application at the next regular meeting.
(e) 
For rejection, the commission shall state the reasons for disapproval in writing on the certificate of rejection or on an attachment.
(f) 
A certificate of rejection shall be binding upon the Building Official or Town government entity applicant, and no permit shall be issued or work authorized in such case.
[Ord. of 11-2-1988, § V]
The failure of the historic district commission to act within 45 days from the date that a proper and complete application is filed with it as required in this division shall be deemed to constitute approval, unless an extension is agreed upon mutually by the applicant and the commission. If, however, the commission shall make a finding that circumstances of a particular application require further information that cannot be obtained within the period of 45 days, the commission shall have a period of up to 90 days within which to act upon such application.