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Bowling Green commission outlines COA process, staff role and review timeline
Summary
City staff presented a draft Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) procedure that clarifies when applications are required inside the historic overlay zone, the $25 application fee, staff and commissioner review roles, and the 60–120 day decision window; commissioners volunteered technical reviewers to screen applications before full hearings.
The Bowling Green Historic Preservation Commission discussed a draft Certificate of Appropriateness procedure on the agenda and accepted staff recommendations for handling applications in the historic overlay zone (HOZ).
Heather, a city planning staff member, told commissioners she had drafted “a draft policy and procedure form for COA's” and placed the relevant zoning language (section 150.807) in the packet to make the criteria clear to applicants. She said the COA application would include required drawings, a $25 filing fee and that staff would prepare an agenda packet including a staff report and recommendation for the commission…
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