15-14 Replace Chp. 1134 Historic Preservation Districts

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(2) No less than seven (7) days prior to a public hearing, the Commis- sion additionally shall give written notice of a public hearing, stating the time, place and purpose to all owners and residents of property in and within two hundred (200) feet of the property for which either an HPD or an HP nomination or designation is proposed. 1134.04 LOCATION OF AN HPD OR HP. Location of an HPD or HP is limited to the Cl Commercial Office, C2 Commercial Retail, C3 Commercial General Business, C4 Commercial Public School Districts, R1H Single - Family, high density, RIM Single - Family, medium density, R1L Single - Family, low density, R2 Single - and Two - Family, L Lagoon, MH Multiple - Family, high density and ML Multiple - Family, low density, Residential Districts. 1134.05 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES. Permitted accessory uses in an HPD shall be those uses listed as acces- sory in the underlying base zone. 1134.06 PROCEDURES FOR THE REVIEW OF PROPOSED ALTERATIONS, DEMOLITION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION AND FOR ISSUANCE OF APPROVAL TO PROCEED WITH WORK (CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS). (a) No person shall make any alteration or demolition with respect to any property designated historic that is situated in a determined HPD or has been determined an HP unless a certificate of appropriateness has been previously issued with respect to such property. With respect to any such alteration or demolition, the owner of the property to be al- tered or demolished shall first apply for and secure a certificate of ap- propriateness fi•om the Architectural Board of Review. In addition, any improvements or changes undertaken within public rights -of -way with- in an HPD also require a certificate of appropriateness from the Archi- tectural Board of Review. (b) Unless the Commission has previously approved unique historic guidelines, the Architectural Board of Review when considering an ap- plication for a certificate of appropriateness shall determine whether the proposed construction, reconstruction, alteration or demolition is ap- propriate and shall refer to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, as amended from time to time, and which on the date of the adoption of this chapter are as follows: (1) A property shall be used for its historic purpose or placed in a new use that requires minimal change to the defining characteristics of the building and its site and environment. (2) The historic character of a property shall be retained and pre- served. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided. (3) Each property shall be recognized as a physical record of its time, place and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical develop- ment, such as adding conjectural features or architectural elements from other buildings, shall not be undertaken.