Sec. 307.107. - Administrative Review and Exceptions.

(a) The Commission shall designate and update and amend from time to time a list of routine alterations, minor repairs or other work that may receive immediate approval from the Planning and Development Department without a public hearing when an applicant complies with the applicable Historic District Design Regulations. (b) A certificate of appropriateness will not be required for any interior alteration that does not affect any exterior fabric or for routine lawn and landscape care or maintenance, excluding changes to existing or introduction of new hardscape. (c) Any staff administrative review decision can be appealed to the Commission by the applicant and any person with standing under Section 307.202 . The filing of such an appeal shall be made within 21 days of the staff approval date. Such appeal shall be a de novo hearing and shall be processed and heard as a standard certificate of appropriateness application, including payment of the applicable certificate of appropriateness application fee by the appealing party, and such appeal shall be processed and proceed in the same manner established in Section 307.106 for standard Commission-reviewed applications. (d) The ordinance designating a landmark or landmark site or historic district may designate additional exceptions to a certificate of appropriateness. (e) Any Commission determination on an application for a certificate of appropriateness application shall be binding on an applicant or other interested party absent a demonstration to the Commission of a substantial change in circumstances pertaining to such application. (Ord. 90-706-486, § 3; Ord. 94-337-183, § 11; Ord. 2003-460-E, § 1; Ord. 2004-482-E, § 1; Ord. 2011-539-E, § 1)