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!7, <br /> 1 building permits, administered by the Planning and Inspections Department. HPC <br /> 2 staff will try to facilitate interdepartmental cooperation with the Planning and <br /> 3 Inspections Department, but applicants are encouraged to discuss their project with <br /> 4 Planning and Inspections staff prior to applying for their COA to ensure compliance <br /> 5 with local ordinances and state building codes. Work on approved COA projects <br /> 6 must begin within six months. <br /> 7 <br /> s How to Appeal HPC Decisions <br /> 9 Applicants may resubmit a denied application for a COA so long as it represents a <br /> lo substantial change from the original proposal. Applicants may appeal the HPC's <br /> �1 decision to deny a Certificate of Appropriateness. Other aggrieved parties may also <br /> i2 appeal an HPC decision to grant or deny a COA. Written notice of the request to <br /> 13 appeal must be submitted to Historic Preservation staff within 30 days of the <br /> 14 meeting at which the decision was made. Staff will forward the request to the Board <br /> 1s of Adjustment (BOA) for its review of the HPC's decision. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Appeals shall be in the nature of certiorar'r—meaning that the BOA will review the <br /> 18 materials from the meeting to ensure that the HPC followed proper procedures and <br /> 19 based its decision on evidence; they will not reconsider the entire application. If the <br /> 2o BOA concurs with the HPC, the decision stands. If the BOA determines that the <br /> 21 HPC did not follow quasi-judicial procedures, the HPC's decision will be overturned. <br /> 22 Appeals of the BOA's decisions are heard by the Orange County Superior Court. <br /> 23 <br /> 9/28/2010 Draft Orange County Design Standards g <br />