Legal Documents of Dandridge

No exterior feature of any resource shall be altered, added to, relocated, or demolished until after an application for a certificate of appropriateness of such work has been approved by the commission. Likewise, no construction which affects a resource shall be undertaken without a certificate of appropriateness. Therefore:

1. The commission shall serve as a review body with the power to approve or deny applications for certificates of appropriateness.
2. In approving and denying applications for certificates of appropriateness, the commission shall accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
3. A certificate of appropriateness shall not be required for work deemed by the commission to be ordinary maintenance or repair of any resource.
4. All decisions of the commission shall be in writing and shall state the findings of the commission, its recommendations, and the reasons therefor.
5. Expiration of a certificate of appropriateness: A certificate of appropriateness shall expire twelve (12) months after its issuance except that a certificate shall expire if work has not begun within six (6) months of its issuance. When a certificate has expired, an applicant may seek a new certificate.
6. Resubmitting of applications: Twelve (12) months after denial of an application for a certificate of appropriateness, the application may be resubmitted without change. A changed application may be resubmitted at any time. (1995 Code, § 14-406)