Article X, Section 10-203

Other

• Administrative approval for certain minor exterior changes

  The board may determine that certain elements otherwise requiring board approval of a certificate of appropriateness are appropriate for administrative review and approval by the director, or are appropriate for no board review of any type, if, after a public hearing specifically noticed for the purpose, the board adopts specific criteria and guidelines articulating the circumstances and particulars that apply for each type of review and for each building element and documents its determinations in its approved design guidelines. ... The authority provided in this section (A)(2) is limited to the following types of building elements: (a) Signs; (b) Minor architectural elements, such as but not limited to rooftop features; stoops and stairs; porches; yard features and fences; doors and windows; shutters; siding and trim; vents and HVAC equipment; lighting; and residential accessibility structures; (c) Minor alterations or new construction on a rear building elevation or in the area behind the rear of a building; (d) Rooftop screening waiver provided in section 6-403; and (e) Replacement in kind, subject to section 10-209.

• Bona fide offer to sell required for demolition by rightBy rightPermitted outright: if the plans meet the written rules, permission cannot be withheld.

  the owner has for the period of time set forth in the time schedule hereinafter contained and at a price reasonably related to its fair market value made a bona fide offer to sell such building or structure and the land pertaining thereto to any person, government or agency thereof or political subdivision or agency thereof which gives reasonable assurance that it is willing to preserve and restore the building or structure and the land pertaining thereto.

• Certificate of appropriateness required for exterior alterations

  No building or structure shall be erected, reconstructed, altered or restored within the Parker-Gray District 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, including signs (see Article IX), which are subject to public view from a public street, way or place, unless the board determines that an alternative type of review is appropriate pursuant to section 10-203(A)(2).

• Permit required for moving, removing, capsulating or demolishing buildings

  No building or structure within the Parker-Gray District 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, except as provided in section 10-211, except for demolitions of portions of buildings resulting in the removal of less than 25 square feet total of exterior wall, roof or surface which shall be deemed an alteration and subject to section 10-203(A), or unless the board determines that an alternative type of review is appropriate pursuant to subsection (2) of this subsection (B).

• Required maintenance of buildings

  All buildings and structures within the Parker-Gray District 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.