Article X-A, Sections 10-301 to 10-316

Other

• Administrative approval of minor architectural elements

  The director may review and approve applications for minor architectural elements including, but not limited to, residential accessibility structures; sheds; storm doors; gutters and downspouts; utility meters, vents and HVAC condensers; fences and gates; exterior lighting and shutters; siding and trim; railings; and, antennas, provided they comply with the specific criteria and standards outlined and formally approved by the board.

• Certificate expires per section 10-106(B)

  The provisions of section 10-106(B) shall apply with respect to the expiration of any certificate or permit issued pursuant to section 10-306.

• Certificate of appropriateness required for exterior alterations

  No building or structure subject to the provisions of section 10-300 shall be reconstructed, altered or restored unless and until an application for a certificate of appropriateness shall have been approved by the board of architectural review or the city council on appeal as to exterior architectural features which are subject to public view from a public street, way or place. Evidence of such required approval shall be by a certificate of appropriateness issued by the board or the city council on appeal.

• Ordinary maintenance exemption from certificate of appropriateness

  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article X, exterior architectural features may be the subject of ordinary maintenance, including repair and replacement, with the same design, color and material without the necessity of a certificate of appropriateness if, upon review by the director or his designee, it is found that such maintenance: (1) Does not result in the substantial removal of an exterior feature that is considered to have historic and/or architectural significance; and (2) Does not perpetuate a condition or treatment that is considered to be, by board of architectural review policy, inappropriate or incompatible with the historic character or surroundings of the building or structure.

• Permit for moving, removing, capsulating or demolition required

  No building or structure subject to the provisions of this section 10-300 shall be moved, removed, capsulated or demolished in whole or in part without first obtaining a permit approved by the board of architectural review or the city council on appeal, and the board or the city council may refuse such permit for any building or structure of such architectural or historic interest, the removal of which, in the opinion of the board or the city council on appeal, would be detrimental to the public interest of the city.

• Required maintenance of buildings

  All buildings and structures designated pursuant to this section 10-300 shall be maintained in good repair, structurally sound, and reasonably protected against decay and deterioration in compliance with Volume II — Building Maintenance Code, of the Uniform Statewide Building Code, as adopted by section 8-1-2 of the city code. The code or building official shall enforce the requirements of this section 10-312, in coordination with the director.

• Demolition of unsafe buildings exempt with notice

  Nothing in this Article X shall apply to or in any way prevent the razing of any building or structure in the city which is in such a dangerous, hazardous or unsafe condition that it has been ordered demolished by the code or building official; provided that before a razing can be ordered by the code or building official when the code or building official determines that such dangerous, hazardous or unsafe condition could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm before review under the provisions of this Article X could be accomplished, the code or building official shall have first delivered a copy of the proposed order to the city manager and the chairman and vice chairman of the board of architectural review and mailed to the subscribers provided for in section 10-314 a copy of the proposed order.