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A. MASHPEE HISTORIC DISTRICT - The Mashpee Historic District shall be a DISTRICT area under this Chapter. The 'location and boundaries of the Mashpee Historic District are defined and shown on the Local Historic District Map of the Town of Mashpee, Sheet 1 which is a part of this Chapter and is on file in the office of the " Town Clerk. Sheet 1 is based on the 2006 Mashpee Assessors`Map. The delineation of the DISTRICT area boundaries is based on the parcel boundaries then in existence and shown therein, except as otherwise apparent on Sheet 1. §110-4. Design Guidelines. The COMMISSION, after a public hearing duly posted and advertised at least 14 days in advance in a conspicuous place in Town Hall and in a newspaper 4' of general circulation, may adopt and from time to time amend guidelines which set forth the designs for .certain EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES which are; in general, suitable for !' the issuance of a CERTIFICATE within each Historic District area: No such design guidelines shall limit the right of an applicant for a CERTIFICATE to present other designs to the COMMISSION for approval. §110-S.ALTERATIONS and CONSTRUCTION prohibited without a CERTIFICATE A. Except as this Chapter provides, no BUILDING or STRUCTURE or part thereof within a DISTRICT shall be CONSTRUCTED or ALTERED or DEMOLISHED in any way that affects the EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES as visible from a public way, unless the COMMISSION shall first have.issued a CERTIFICATE with respect to such CONSTRUCTION or ALTERATION. r B: No building permit for CONSTRUCTION of a BUIDLING or STRUCTURE or for ALTERATION of an EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE within a DISTRICT and no demolition permit for demolition or removal of a BUILDING or STRUCTURE within a DISTRICT shall be issued by the Town or any department thereof until a CERTIFICATE as required under this Chapter has been issued by the COMMISSION. §110-6. Procedures for review of applications. A. Any person who desires to obtaina CERTIFICATE from the COMMISSION shall file with the COMMISSION, in care of 1.the office of the Town Clerk, an application for a ?�I CERTIFICATE of Appropriateness, of Non-Applicability or,of Hardship, as the case may be. The application shall be accompanied by such plans, elevations, specifications, material and other information, including in the case of demolition or removal a statement of the proposed condition and appearance of the property thereafter, as may be reasonably deemed necessary by the COMMISSION to enable it to make a determination on the application. The Town Clerk shall.certify the date j' of receipt of said application and shall forthwith transmit .said application to the Chairman of the COMMISSION or another person designated by the COMMISSION. B. The COMMISSION or its designee shall determine within fourteen (14) days of the filing of an application for a CERTIFICATE whether said application involves any EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES which are within the jurisdiction of the COMMISSION.