Sec. 5.1.42
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Permitted by right1
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Outdoor amplified sound system prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
an outdoor amplified sound system shall be prohibited at all times
- Hours of operation limited to daylight
the normal hours that the historical center is open to the public shall be limited to daylight hours only, dawn until dusk
- Maximum percentage of floor area for accessory usesAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office.10 pct
Not more than ten percent of the total floor area of a historical center structure may be devoted to uses other than the educational and interpretive activities
- Maximum festival duration3 days
a festival is an event conducted at an historical center for up to three consecutive days
- Maximum festivals per year4 festivals/year
shall identify the number of approved festivals per year, which number shall not exceed four
- Maximum aggregate floor area for new historical center structures1,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Newly constructed structures for historical centers shall be limited to 1,500 square feet in size, aggregate
- Maximum participants per special event150 persons
whose participants do not exceed 150 persons
- Maximum special events per year12 events/year
shall identify the number of approved special events per year, which number shall not exceed 12
From the ordinance
Newly constructed structures for historical centers shall be limited to 1,500 square feet in size, aggregate, including interpretative space and accessory uses within such structures.