§ 36-7-11-12 — Approval or denial of application for certificates of appropriateness

(a) The commission may advise and make
recommendations to the applicant before acting on an application for
a certificate of appropriateness.
(b) If an application for a certificate of appropriateness:
(1) is approved by the commission; or
(2) is not acted on by the commission;
within thirty (30) days after it is filed, a certificate of appropriateness
shall be issued. If the certificate is issued, the application shall be
processed in the same manner as applications for building or
demolition permits required by the unit, if any, are processed. If no
building or demolition permits are required by the unit, the applicant
may proceed with the work authorized by the certificate.
(c) If the commission denies an application for a certificate of
appropriateness within thirty (30) days after it is filed, the certificate
may not be issued. The commission must state its reasons for the denial
in writing, and must advise the applicant. An application that has been
denied may not be processed as an application for a building or
demolition permit and does not authorize any work by the applicant.
(d) The commission may grant an extension of the thirty (30) day
limit prescribed by subsections (b) and (c) if the applicant agrees to it.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation:
18-7-22-9.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.30. Amended by
P.L.227-1997, SEC.13.