Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Certificate of appropriateness required
No architectural features of any buildings or structures within the district which are subject to public view from a public street shall be altered, nor shall any building or structure, including signs, hereafter be erected, reconstructed, altered, relocated or restored within such district, unless and until an application for a certificate of appropriateness shall have been approved by the historic district review committee.
- Certificate validity
A certificate of appropriateness shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance.
- Demolition certificate required
No building or structure may be demolished in whole or in part, or moved from one location to another, unless and until an application for a certificate of appropriateness shall have been approved by the historic district review committee.
- Design review criteria
The committee shall consider exterior architectural features, design/arrangement/mass, relation to surroundings, harmony with historic aspect, preservation of historic places, promotion of general welfare, and adherence to design district guidelines.
- Minor construction exclusions
Projects shall be deemed minor unless they result in: new construction greater than 25% of existing sqft or 250 sqft (whichever less); addition of one or more stories or height increase ≥10 ft; construction of a new principal structure; or demolition of an existing principal structure.
From the ordinance
The purpose of the design district regulations is to protect the Seminary Hill Neighborhood to preserve the unique historical, architectural, cultural and archaeological resources in this portion of the city and their settings.