Article X, Section 10-201

Other

• Administrative approval for signs and minor architectural elements

  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. In making such determination, the board shall consider the standards listed in section 10-205. 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.

• Certificate of appropriateness expiration12 months

  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; and further, any such certificate and permit shall also expire and become null and void if such authorized work is suspended or abandoned for a period of 12 months after being commenced and diligently and substantially pursued.

• 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).

• Administrative approval for demolition of certain elements

  The board may determine that certain elements otherwise requiring board approval of a permit for removal, capsulation or demolition 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. In making such determination, the board shall consider the standards listed in section 10-205. The authority provided in this section is limited to the demolition of the following building elements: (a) Fences; (b) Accessibility structures; (c) 250 square feet of wall area on a rear building elevation; and (d) 100 gross square feet of floor area on a rear building elevation or in the area behind the rear of a building.

• Permit required for moving, removing, capsulating or demolishing

  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).

• Demolition of less than 25 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000. considered alteration25 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  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)

• Design review standards for new construction and alterations

  The board of architectural review or the city council on appeal shall consider the following in passing upon the appropriateness of proposals within the Parker-Gray District: (a) For new buildings and additions to existing buildings: (1) Height of the roofline along the street or public way; (2) Scale and mass of the building on the site; (3) Placement of the building on the site; (4) Material, texture and color; (5) Architectural style where there is a predominant style on the block face; (6) Architectural details, including signs, subject to public view from the public street or public way; (7) Architectural classification based on age of building or structure; and (8) Hierarchy of building elevation based on the location of the new construction on the front (street facing), side (non-street facing) or rear elevation.