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adverse impact upon any Landmarks located in the district, it shall issue a Certificate of Appropriateness. b) Review of Building and Demolition Permit Applications. If the Commission receives from the Building Commissioner an application for a demolition permit (as described in subsection (a)(4) of Section 165.07), within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the permit application by the Commission, the Commission shall designate a time, place and date for a public hearing. The public hearing date shall be no longer than forty-five (45) days from the date of receipt of the permit application by the Commission. If the permit application is for an alteration other than demolition (as described in subsections (a)(3) and (a)(5) of Section 165.07), the Commission shall, within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the permit application: 1) Issue a Certificate of Appropriateness, if the Commission finds that the proposed work is compatible with the character of the Landmark District as described in the designating ordinance, and will have no adverse impact upon any Landmarks located in the district within 500 feet of the proposed work site; or 2) Designate a time, date and place for a public hearing ta be held no longer than forty-five (45) days from the date of receipt of the permit application by the commission. c} Action by Commission. The Commission's review of building permit applications for proposed work, as set forth in subsections (a)(3), (a)(4) and (a)(5) of Section 165.07, shall be subject to the public hearing requirements of Section 165.10. Following said hearing, the Commission, within thirty (30) days after said hearing, shall make findings and a recommendation to approve or deny the application for a building or demolition permit. The findings of the Commission shall be based upon its consideration of the criteria specifically set forth in Section 165.10 or elsewhere within this Chapter. d) Action by Building Commissioner. Upon receiving the findings and recommendations of the Commission, the Building Commissioner shall further process the applicant's building or demolition permit application in accordance with the other applicable laws of the City; provided, however, that a demolition permit sha11 not be issued without a building permit having prior thereto been first approved and issued for a building or structure to replace the building or structure scheduled for demolition. 16510 PUBLIC HEARING REQUIItEMENTS; APPEALS. a) Commission to Conduct Hearings. Public hearings of the Commission are to be conducted by the Commission itself or by such members or member it designates; provided, however, that if such public hearing is not conducted by the entire Commission, the person so conducting it shall transmit a written report thereupon and forthwith to all Commission members. The Commission or its designated member conducting the hearing may adopt such rules or limits as may be necessary to govern the hearing within the proper spirit and purposes of this Chapter. b) Notification of Hearings of the Commission. Written notice of public hearings of the Commission shall be sent to the owner of the property and to the building permit applicant (if different from the owner), giving the time, date, place and subject of the public hearing, not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the hearing. In addition, a sign indicating the proposed action and the time, date and place of the hearing shall be posted by the owner or applicant on the property being considered not less than seven (7) days prior to the hearing. Such signs shall be on a form provided by the Commission and shall be prominently displayed and easily readable from abutting public ways. 11 ?