IMHO, as soon as your selected contractor has a preliminary set of plans, then you should get the ARC approval. I relied on a contractor doing this once, they told me they did, I found out after the fact they did not get approval, so now I make sure I get the approval. I was able to get the approval while the project was being done....
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Pennsylvania, for 60+ years, most recently, Allentown, now TV. 
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