SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this Appendix N only, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Interior Block Park Entrance: The interior block park entrances at Potomac Street, Pierce Street, and Carmelita Streets are defined as the steps, Serpentine rock retaining walls, and a
surrounding 10-foot buffer. The buffer area includes the sidewalks, street right-of-way and area within the park directly adjacent to the steps and rock retaining walls.
Primary Façade: A primary façade is a building's main street-racing façade. Corner buildings have two primary façades; the second primary façade may front Duboce Park or the street.
Rear Façade: The rear façade is located at the rear of the building.
Public Right-of-Way: A public right-of-way is a street, sidewalk, interior block park entrance, or park.
Visibility: A building, feature, or alteration is considered "visible" when it can be seen from a public right-of-way within the District and/or is visible from Duboce Park. Visibility from
Duboce Park is limited to the highly visible façades of the first three buildings adjacent to the Park. Due to their distance from the Park, the rear façades of buildings adjacent to the western
portion of Duboce Park (parallel to Scott Street) are excluded from this definition of visibility. See map.
(Added by Ord. 107-13 , File No. 130070, App. 6/13/2013, Eff. 7/13/2013)
SEC. 8. STANDARDS FOR REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.
The standards for review of all applications for Certificates of Appropriateness are as set forth in Section 1006.6 of Article 10 . For the purposes of review under those standards, the
"character of the Historic District" shall mean the exterior architectural features of the Duboce Park Historic District referred to and described in Section 7 of this Appendix.
Any exterior change within the Duboce Park Historic District shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness, pursuant to the provisions of Article 10 , when such work requires a City
permit, with the exception of specific scopes of work as outlined below. The procedures, requirements, controls and standards of Article 10 of the Planning Code shall apply to all
applications for Certificates of Appropriateness and/or Administrative Certificates of Appropriateness in the Duboce Park Historic District.
The following section outlines the levels of review as determined by proposed scopes of work within the Duboce Park Historic District. The three levels of review are: "No Certificate of
Appropriateness" is required; an "Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness" is required, which is approved administratively by Planning Department Preservation staff as delegated
pursuant to Section 1006.2(b) of the Planning Code; and a "Certificate of Appropriateness" is required pursuant to Section 1006 of the Planning Code at a regularly scheduled Historic
Preservation Commission hearing.
See Section 7 for definitions pertaining to primary and rear façades, interior block park entrances, and visibility from public rights-of-way.
Ancillary Structures within the Rear Yard – Construction or Removal
A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for the construction of any structure within the rear yard that is no more than eight feet in height above grade and covers no more
than 100 square feet of land regardless of visibility from public rights-of-way. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall not be required for the removal of any non-historic ancillary structure
within the rear yard.
Decks, Stairs, & Railings
Front Stairways and Railings: An Administrative Certificate of Appropriateness shall