Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Cape Charles Historic DistrictHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character.
- Geographic extent
- Cape Charles Historic DistrictHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character.
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Maintenance and repair required
All buildings and structures in the historic district shall be preserved against decay and deterioration and maintained free from structural defects to the extent that such decay, deterioration, or defects may, in the opinion of the historic district review board and town council, result in the irreparable deterioration of any exterior appurtenance or architectural feature or produce a detrimental effect upon the character of the district as a whole or upon the life and character of the structure itself, including but not limited to: (1) The deterioration of exterior walls or other vertical supports, including broken doors and windowpanes; (2) The deterioration of roofs or horizontal members; (3) The deterioration of exterior chimneys; (4) The deterioration or crumbling of exterior plaster, wood, or mortar; (5) The deterioration of any feature so as to create or permit the creation of any hazardous or unsafe condition or conditions.
- Time to remedy maintenance violation90 days
After notice by the zoning administrator or code official by certified mail of specific instances of failure to maintain or repair and of an opportunity to appear before the historic district review board, the owner or person in charge of said structure shall have 90 days to remedy such violation.
From the ordinance
All buildings and structures in the historic district shall be preserved against decay and deterioration and maintained free from structural defects to the extent that such decay, deterioration, or defects may, in the opinion of the historic district review board and town council, result in the irreparable deterioration of any exterior appurtenance or architectural feature or produce a detrimental effect upon the character of the district as a whole or upon the life and character of the structure itself