§ 14-34. Issuance or denial of certificate of appropriateness; guidelines.

(a)

The Authority shall, as soon as it is reasonably possible, but in all cases within 60 days following the initial consideration of an application by the Authority, meeting in regular session, grant a certificate of appropriateness with or without attached conditions, or deny the certificate, and shall state the grounds for denial in writing. In its review of applications for certificates of appropriateness, the Authority shall apply its adopted review criteria and standards, rules and regulations and give prime consideration to:

(1)

The proposed structure's or development's consistency with the comprehensive development plan and development standards jointly adopted by the Authority, the planning commission, the chief legislative body for the county and the chief legislative body for the City of Knoxville for the high technology overlay zone;

(2)

The relationship of the proposed development's design or the proposed structure's exterior architectural features to the surrounding area and/or the character of the entire overlay zone;

(3)

The general compatibility of the structure or development proposal and its projected impacts on development already in the vicinity of the proposal, as well as those projected and reflected in the adopted comprehensive plan for the zone; and

(4)

Any other factor, including functional and/or aesthetic, which is reasonably related to the purposes of this article.

(b)

Failure by the Authority to act on an application within the time required herein shall constitute approval of the certificate, provided, however, that an extension may be granted upon concurrence of the applicant.

(Priv. Acts 1983, ch. 148, § 9; Ord. No. O-90-9-114, § 9, 9-10-90; Ord. No. O-11-5-102, §§ 5, 6, 6-27-11)