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(c) Change in the exterior appearance of any building, structure or improvement by addition, rehabilitation, removal, reconstruction, alteration, replacement, maintenance, or cosmetic changes. (d) Any addition or new construction of an improvement. (e) Replacement, changes in, or addition of signs, shutters, outdoor displays, fences and hedges, street furniture, awnings, off-street driveway and parking materials, or exterior lighting. (f) Installation or replacement of sidewalks, porches, fire escapes, solar panels, and satellite dish antennas. 2. In no instance shall the following be considered regulated activities: (a) Changes to the interior of structures that do not affect the exterior appearance. (b) Ordinary repairs and maintenance wherein the cost of such repairs is less than five hundred ($500.00) dollars and the repairs in question constitute an exact replacement of existing architectural details that are otherwise permitted by law, provided this work does not alter in any way the exterior appearance of the Historic Resource. c. Certificates of Appropriateness. 1. No person or other legal entity shall hereafter engage or cause other persons to engage in any regulated activity on an historic site or within an Historic District as defined herein unless and until such person or entity shall have applied for and received a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission. A Certificate of Appropriateness issued by the Historic Preservation Commission shall be required before any permit can be issued by the Construction Official/Zoning Officer. Specifically exempted from this requirement are properties or structures in Type II Historic Districts which are zoned R-1 through R-6 or RT and which are less than fifty (50) years of age. 2. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Construction Official/Zoning Officer to refer to the Commission all applications for issuance of permits or Certificates of Appropriateness pertaining to regulated activities on a Landmark or within an Historic District, for a

to the Commission all applications for issuance of permits or Certificates of Appropriateness pertaining to regulated activities on a Landmark or within an Historic District, for a written report on the application of the zoning ordinance provisions concerning historic preservation to any of those aspects of the change proposed, which aspects were not determined by approval of an application for development, by a municipal agency, pursuant to the "Municipal Land Use Law,” P.L. 1975 c. 291. The Commission shall submit its report to the Administrative Officer within forty-five (45) days of its referral to the Commission. If within the forty-five (45) day period the Commission recommends against the issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness or permit, or recommends conditions to its issuance, the Administrative Officer shall cause the Construction Official/Zoning Officer to deny issuance of the permit or Certificate of Appropriateness, or to include the conditions. If the Commission recommends approval, a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be issued. Failure to report within the forty-five (45) day period shall be deemed to constitute a report in favor of issuance of the permit or Certificate of Appropriateness, and without the recommendation of conditions. 3. Applications for development which are in a designated Historic District or Landmark and which require approval by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment shall be referred by the Administrative Officer directly to the appropriate Board. The Board shall forward a copy of the complete application for the Historic Preservation Commission at least fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing. Failure to make the informational copy available shall not invalidate any hearing or proceeding. The Commission may provide its advice, which shall be conveyed through its delegation of 160