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Historic Preservation
Review of proposed relocations, rehabilitations, enlargements and alterations.
A. Building, zoning and other permits. No building permit, zoning permit or other permit for the relocation, rehabilitation, enlargement or alteration of an historic resource shall be issued by the Zoning Officer until the New Garden Historical Commission has reviewed and commented thereon as herein set forth.
B. Zoning Officer. The Zoning Officer shall provide the Historical Commission with a complete copy of the permit application, together with any plans or diagrams required by this article, within five working days of receipt of a completed application.
C. New Garden Historical Commission. The Commission shall, within 30 days of receipt of the application from the Zoning Officer, review the plans for compliance with the standards contained herein and prepare a written report to the Zoning Officer, with a copy to be sent to the applicant, indicating whether the plans are in substantial compliance with the provisions hereof. The report shall make written suggestions as to what specific changes in the plans would bring them into substantial compliance.
D. Issuance of building/zoning permit. Upon receiving a report of substantial compliance from the Historical Commission, and provided that the plans satisfy all other requirements of the Township, the Zoning Officer shall issue appropriate permit(s).
E. Delay or denial of a building/zoning permit. If the Historical Commission's report indicates that the plans are not in substantial compliance with the standards contained herein, the Zoning Officer shall not issue permits until:
(1) The plans have been revised by the applicant in accordance with the Historical Commission's recommendations; or
(2) The Historical Commission documents a compromise that has been worked out with the applicant; or
(3) Ninety days have elapsed from the date of the filing of the completed application with the Township, and the applicant has advised the Zoning Officer and the Board of Supervisors (at a public meeting) that the recommendations of the Historical Commission will not be implemented.
F. Requirement of good faith. The applicant shall work, in good faith, with the Historical Commission to evaluate the Historical Commission's recommendations for changes in the application needed to bring the application in substantial compliance with this article.

See Article XXI: Historic Preservation for more information. 
See Forms, Permits and Fees for more information