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North Carolina General Assembly - NCGS CHAPTER 160A http : //www . ncga. state . nc . us/statutes/statutes% SFin% SFhtml/chpl60a . html � ? ,.T appropriateness the commission shall take such steps as may be reasonably required in the ordinance and / or rules of procedure to inform the owners of any property likely to be materially affected by the application , and shall give the applicant and such owners an opportunity to be heard . In cases where the commission deems it necessary , it may hold a public hearing concerning the application . All meetings of the commission shall be open to the public , in accordance with the North Carolina Open Meetings Law , Chapter 143 , Article 33C . ( d ) All applications for certificates of appropriateness shall be reviewed and acted upon within a reasonable time , not to exceed 180 days from the date the application for a certificate of appropriateness is filed , as defined by the ordinance or the commission ' s rules of procedure . As part of its review procedure , the commission may view the premises and seek the advice of the Division of Archives and History or such other expert ' advice as it may deem necessary under the circumstances . ( e ) An appeal may be taken to the Board of Adjustment from the commission ' s action in granting or denying any certificate , which appeals ( 1 ) may be taken by any aggrieved party , ( ii ) shall be taken within times prescribed by the preservation commission by general rule , and ( iii ) shall be in the nature of certiorari . Any appeal from the Board of Adjustment ' s decision in any such case shall be heard by the superior court of the county in which the municipality is located . ( f ) All of the provisions of this Part are hereby made applicable to construction , alteration , moving and demolition by the State of North Carolina , its political subdivisions , agencies and instrumentalities , provided however they shall not apply to interiors of buildings or structures owned by the State of North Carolina , The State and its agencies shall have a right of appeal to the North Carolina Historical Commission or any successor agency assuming its responsibilities under G . S . 121 - 12 ( a ) from any decision of a local preservation commission . The commission shall render its decision within 30 days from the date that the notice of appeal by the State is received by it . The current edition of the Secretary of the Interior ' s Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings shall be the sole principles and guidelines used in reviewing applications of the State for certificates of appropriateness . The decision of the commission shall be final and binding upon both the State and the preservation commission . ( 1989 , c . 706 , s . 2 . ) § 160A- 400 . 10 . Conflict with other laws . Whenever any ordinance adopted pursuant to this Part requires a longer waiting period or imposes other higher standards with respect to a designated historic landmark or district than are established under any other statute , charter provision , or regulation , this Part shall govern . Whenever the provisions of any other statute , charter provision , ordinance or regulation require a longer waiting period or impose other higher standards than are established under this Part , such other statute , charter provision , ordinance or regulation shall govern . ( 1989 , c . 706 , s . 2 . ) § 160A- 400 . 11 . Remedies . In case any building , structure , site , area or object designated as a historic landmark or located within a historic district designated pursuant to this Part is about to be demolished whether as the result of deliberate neglect or otherwise , materially altered , remodeled , removed or destroyed , except in compliance with the ordinance or other provisions of this Part , the city or county , the historic preservation commission , or other party aggrieved by such action may institute 157 of 270 6/20/2000 10 : 19 AM