Sec. 54-83Review criteria

When considering an application for a certificate of appropriateness, the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation Projects, including the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, and the city design guidelines for the local historic district, attached hereto as attachment B shall be used as guidelines. In addition, the HPC shall consider:

(1) The effect of the proposed work on the property upon which such work is to be done;

(2) The relationship between such work and other buildings, structures, or objects on the landmark site or other property in the historic district. In evaluating the effect and the relationship, the HPC shall consider historical and architectural significance, architectural style, design arrangement, texture, and materials;

(3) The HPC shall not have review authority over alterations to the interiors of a building or structure, but it shall study such plans as they relate to the exterior. The HPC shall not have review authority over paint colors used on the exterior of designated buildings;

(4) A rehabilitation should relate properly to the original components of a building and the surrounding neighborhood. It is important to maintain existing old-growth trees in a rehabilitation within a historic district or historic property;

(5) Design standards for new construction and additions focus attention on those special visual and spatial qualities that a historic district and historic property is established to protect. Since architectural styles and details vary within a district, the standards emphasize the relationship among buildings in the immediate setting.

History: (Ord. No. 07-08, § V(C), 6-7-2007)

Editor's note— Attachment B is not set out herein, but is on file in the offices of the city.