Section 15.66.090 Review Procedure.

The Architectural Review Board shall be required to review and make its recommendation to the City Council upon building permit applications referred to the board within thirty (30) days of the date such application and all required supporting documents (including construction plans, elevation studies, site plans, drawings and specifications, etc.) is filed with the board by the Building Commissioner, unless the applicant and the board jointly agree to extend the time for board review. For board reviews involving a certificate of appropriateness issued by the Columbia Heritage and Preservation Commission, the time for completion of the Architectural Review Board’s review will not commence to run until the board has received the certificate of appropriateness and the recommendation of the Columbia Heritage and Preservation Commission regarding the issuance of the building permit. Board recommendations shall be forwarded to the City Council for action at the next successive regular meeting of the City Council to be held not less than five (5) days after the decision of the board. The City Council shall be required to make its decision regarding the building permit application within thirty (30) days after the Architectural Review Board has made its recommendation regarding the issuance of the building permit. Failure of the City Council to act within the time aforesaid shall be deemed approval of the application and shall authorize the Building Commissioner to issue the building permit, provided the applicant has otherwise complied with City Ordinance requirements for building permit issuance.