All applicants shall complete an application form. Application forms shall be made available in the office of the administrative officer/Borough Engineer. Completed applications shall be filed with the administrative officer/ Borough Engineer. This application may be printed, completed and returned to the Borough Engineer.

Applicant Name:

Applicant Address:

Applicant Telephone:

Address of Property:

LOT: _____________BLOCK:_________________

Property Owner Name and Address and Telephone Number, if different from Applicant:

o Each application shall be accompanied by sketches, drawings, photographs, descriptions and other information to show the proposed alterations, additions, changes or new construction. The Commission may require additional materials as it reasonably requires to make an informed decision.

o Informational meetings. Persons considering action that requires a certificate of historic review, as set forth in this section, are encouraged to request an informal informational meeting with the Commission and/or its Chairman. Requests for such informational meetings can be made to the administrative officer, who will contact the Chairman of the Commission. The Commission shall hold such informational meetings within 15 days of receipt of such request. The purpose of an informational meeting is to review with the applicant the standards of appropriateness and the procedures for obtaining a certificate of historic review.

o Request for Information Meeting Received:

 

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o Date set for Information Meeting (Date shall be set within 15 days of Commission receiving request):

 

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o Date, time and place for formal consideration by Historic Preservation Commission of Application for Historic Review:

 

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o In addition to complying with the requirements of the Open Public Meetings Act, and except in the event of an emergency, at least 15 days prior to such Historic Preservation Commission meeting, notice shall be given to the applicant of the time, date, place and specific subject of the meeting.

o An applicant is encouraged to attend the Historic Preservation Commission meeting when the project is to be reviewed. However, the applicant shall not be required to appear or to be represented at the meeting to consider the application for a certificate of historic review and the Commission may take action in the absence of the applicant.

o When an application is approved, the Commission shall forthwith issue a certificate of historic review which shall be forwarded to the applicant. Failure to report within a forty-five-day period shall be deemed to constitute a default approval in favor of the proposed work.

Signature of Applicant:                             Date:

By signing this application, applicant certifies to receipt of copy of Borough Code Chapter 112-6 CERTIFICATE OF HISTORIC REVIEW

The Commission shall reach a decision on an application and submit its report to the administrative officer within 45 days of referral of same by the administrative officer. Nothing herein shall prohibit an extension of time by mutual agreement of the applicant and the Commission.

For Borough Use:

DATE CERTIFICATE OF HISTORIC REVIEW ISSUED (MAILED) TO

APPLICANT___________________________________________________________

DATE CERTIFICATE OF HISTORIC REVIEW DENIED AND APPLICANT

NOTIFIED_____________________________________________________________