11-74-3: - CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS
A. Certificate of Appropriateness Required. Activities, such as, but not limited to, changes to or installation of items listed below to be performed on or in connection with any building, structure, site, included in an HD or HL Overlay District shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness.
1. Additions
2. Awnings or canopies
3. Carports; garages
4. Decks
5. Doors, door frames
6. Driveways
7. Exterior walls; fencing
8. Fire escapes, exterior stairs, exterior elevators, and ramps for the handicapped
9. Painting of historically unpainted surfaces including wood, stone, brick, terra cotta, concrete and marble
10. Parapet walls
11. Pool & Pool Cages
12. Porch and balcony railings or decorative detailing
13. Roofs; skylights
14. Screen windows and doors; windows and window frames
15. Siding
16. Signs
B. Submittal Requirements for a Certificate of Appropriateness. Alteration, new construction, and rehabilitation, to an existing structure involving items listed in Subsection A of Section 11-74-3 on a site located within a proposed or approved HD or HL Overlay District shall require submittal to the Historic Preservation Officer (HPO) of the following items:
1. An application, on such form(s) and accompanied by such fee(s) as may be adopted. Applications may be obtained in the Office of Historic Preservation.
2. Photographs of the existing property;
3. Drawings, to approximate scale, of the site plan, floor plan(s) and elevations of the proposed work, indicating materials and color scheme;
4. If signage is part of the proposed work, drawings, to approximate scale, showing size and location of proposed signage, type of lettering to be used, and indication of color and type of illumination, if any; and
5. Any other information that the HPO may reasonably deem necessary to review the proposed work.
C. Review Procedures. The following procedures will be used for review of applications for Certificate of Appropriateness:
1. Within 10 City Business days of receiving the application for a Certificate of Appropriateness, the Historic Preservation Officer shall determine whether approval may be given for a building or a demolition permit, or shall provide written findings as to why the clearance was not approved. The decision of the Historic Preservation Officer shall be based upon compliance of the request with the United States Secretary of the Interior's "Standards for Rehabilitation" appearing 36 CFR Part 68. Additional guidelines, as proposed by the Historic Preservation Board and approved by the City Council, may also be used by the Historic Preservation Officer, provided the guidelines are not inconsistent with the Secretary's Standards.
2. The Certificate of Appropriateness shall be effective from the time of issuance by the Historic Preservation Officer or the Historic Preservation Board until the expiration of the building permit obtained for the specified improvements. A Certificate of Appropriateness is effective for 2 years unless there is an active building permit.
D. Ordinary Maintenance and Repair.
1. Ordinary maintenance and repair of any exterior architectural feature of a designated Historic Landmark or a site within a HD or HL overlay zone shall be permitted, provided the maintenance does not change the material, design, or alter the features that contribute to the distinctive character and general appearance of the landmark or site.
2. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for ordinary maintenance and repair, in-kind replacement of materials or painting historic materials, which are currently painted (i.e. wood, brick, stone or stucco).
