Decisions

A. The Commission or municipal professional staff, as designated by the Town Manager, shall either approve, approve with conditions or deny an application and issue all of its decisions in writing. Staff denial constitutes referral to the full Commission. Such decisions shall include an explanation of the reasons and basis of each decision within the disposition.
B. In the case of a decision not to issue a certificate of appropriateness, the Commission shall include the basis for its conclusion that the proposed activity would be incompatible with those aspects of the structure, accessories or stone walls, or with aspects of the district and/or outlying properties generally, that the Commission has determined to be historically, architecturally or archaeologically significant.
C. All decisions shall reflect the Commission's Rules of Procedure and the Town's Standards and Guidelines for Historic Properties.
D. The Commission or staff shall forward a copy of the decision to the applicant.
E. Extensions. Failure of the Commission to act within 45 days from the date of a completed application shall be deemed to constitute approval unless an extension is agreed upon mutually by the applicant and the Commission.
F. Continuations. A continuation for a period of up to 90 days from the date a completed application was filed may be granted by the Commission in the event that the Commission finds that the circumstances of a particular application require further time for additional study and information that cannot be obtained within the forty-five-day application filing period. Notification of this continuation shall be made to the applicant within seven days of the decision to continue.