1. The Commission shall hold a public hearing upon each application for a certificate of appropriateness within 30 days after the application has been filed with the Commission, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, unless:
(a) The application is approved by the staff of the Commission pursuant to NRS 384.115; and
(b) The holding of a hearing is waived in writing by the applicant or the designated representative of the applicant.
2. The Commission shall cause notice of a hearing to be held on an application pursuant to subsection 1 to be given in accordance with NRS 241.020 to:
(a) The applicant;
(b) The owners of all properties deemed by the Commission to be materially affected by the application as they appear on the most recent tax list; and
(c) Any person who has filed a written request for notice of hearings during the preceding calendar year.
3. The Commission may, if it determines the matter to be of sufficient public interest, give an additional notice of the time and place of the hearing by publication in the form of a legal advertisement in a newspaper having a substantial circulation in the district at least 7 days before such hearing.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1637; A 2005, 893)