(1) An applicant must include within a request for a certificate of appropriateness any information required by the historic preservation commission as set out by administrative rule. Information required by the commission will include information responding to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings, referred to in WAC 254-20-100 and used by the Washington State Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and by the commission. A copy of the standards is available at the department front counter.

(2) When responding to a request for a certificate of appropriateness, the historic preservation commission shall review all features of the property that are proposed for alteration and that are listed as contributing to the property’s designation on the local register nomination form.

(3) The commission shall meet with the applicant and review the proposed work according to the design review criteria established by administrative rule.

(4) The commission shall complete its review and make its recommendation within forty-five days of the date of receipt of the application. If necessary, the commission may extend the review period for up to an additional twenty days. If no recommendation has been made within sixty-five days, the commission is considered to have recommended approval.

(5) The commission will provide the applicant with its written recommendation, stating the findings of fact and conclusions leading to the recommendation. Any conditions agreed to by the applicant in the review process and accepted by the commission shall become conditions of approval for any relevant permit granted and be incorporated in the commission’s decision to grant a certificate of appropriateness.

(6) If the applicant agrees to the commission’s recommendation, the commission shall issue a certificate of appropriateness, which shall be transmitted to the building official by the applicant.

(7) If the applicant does not agree to the commission’s recommendation and any alteration to the property is determined to be inappropriate by the commission, the property may be removed by the commission from the local register. Once the property is removed from the local register, the requirement of SCC 30.32D.060(1) shall no longer apply. (Added by Amended Ord. 02-064, Dec. 9, 2002, Eff date Feb. 1, 2003; Amended by Amended Ord. 06-037, Dec. 13, 2006, Eff date Jan. 5, 2007).