Article X, Section 10-202

For new buildings and additions to existing buildings, the board of architectural review shall consider: height of the roofline along the street or public way; scale and mass of the building on the site; placement of the building on the site; material, texture and color; architectural style where there is a predominant style on the block face; architectural details, including signs, subject to public view from the public street or public way; architectural classification based on age of building or structure; and hierarchy of building elevation based on the location of the new construction on the front (street facing), side (non-street facing) or rear elevation. For modifications to existing buildings, the board shall consider the degree to which the distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, structure, or site including historic materials are retained; the historic appropriateness of any new features; the compatibility of proposed alterations with other buildings on the block face or block face across the street, giving consideration to building size, shape, roofline, color, materials, texture, nature of openings, and architectural details; architectural classification based on age of building or structure; and hierarchy of building elevation based on the location of the alteration on the front (street facing), side (non-street facing) or rear elevation.

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: signs; 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; minor alterations or new construction on a rear building elevation or in the area behind the rear of a building; rooftop screening waiver provided in section 6-403; and replacement in kind, subject to section 10-209.

Any certificate of appropriateness issued pursuant to section 10-206(A) and any permit to move, remove, capsulate or demolish in whole or in part issued pursuant to section 10-206(A) shall expire of its own limitation 12 months from the date of issuance if the work authorized thereby is not commenced and diligently and substantially pursued by the end of such 12-month period

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).

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

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).