Article VI, Sec. 32-261
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Cape Charles Harbor
- Geographic extent
- Areas near Cape Charles Harbor containing historicHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. buildings or places
Extracted standards
15 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. threshold for substantial alteration3.5 ft
Landscaping which involves major changes of grade or walls and fences more than three-and-one-half feet in height.
Other
- Time to file appeal30 days
which shall be taken within 30 days after the decision appealed from
- Certificate expiration period12 months
Any certificate issued pursuant to this article and any permit to raze a building issued pursuant to this article shall expire of its own limitation 12 months from the date of issuance if the work authorized thereby is not commenced by the end of such 12-month period.
- Certificate of appropriateness required
No building or structure, including signs, shall be erected, reconstructed, restored, or substantially altered in exterior appearance and no buildings or structures shall be razed or demolished within a historic district and no permit authorizing same shall be granted unless and until the same is approved by the harbor area review board and a certificate of appropriateness has been issued.
- Time for harbor area review board decision60 days
The harbor area review board shall render a decision upon any request or application for a certificate of appropriateness within 60 days after the filing of an application accepted as complete.
- Delay of approval for negotiations3 months
it may delay the effective date of an approval for a period of three months from the date of application or appeal to enable negotiations to be undertaken and completed for acquisition of the property for preservation or public use.
- Harbor development certificate exemption
Activities requiring a harbor development certificate, as described in section 32-79, are exempt from requiring a certificate of appropriateness.
- Hazardous building exemption from review
Nothing in this article shall prevent the razing or demolition of any building or structure without consideration of the harbor area review board which is in such an unsafe condition that it would endanger life or property.
- Time to remedy maintenance violation90 days
the owner or person in charge of said structure shall have 90 days to remedy such violation.
- Maximum outside storage footprint for exemption41 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Creation of outside storage having a structure footprint of less than 41 square feet in a commercial or industrial district which does not require structural changes or major grading and is not visible from a public street or waterway.
- No reapplication period after denial12 months
No subsequent application under section 32-281(a) regarding the contributing structure may be made until more than one year after a final denial by the town council.
- Railroad activities exemption
Railroad activities in this district are subject to federal preemption to the extent that the activities are an integral part of the railroad's interstate operations.
Parking
- Maximum parking spaces for exemption5 spaces
Construction of off-street loading areas and off-street parking areas containing five spaces or less in a commercial or industrial district.
Signage
- Maximum sign area for exemption4 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
any permitted non-illuminated flat or wall sign not exceeding three inches from a wall and not exceeding four square feet in area in a commercial or industrial district.
- Maximum sign projection for exemption3 in
any permitted non-illuminated flat or wall sign not exceeding three inches from a wall and not exceeding four square feet in area in a commercial or industrial district.
From the ordinance
The intent of the historic harbor area overlay district is to encourage development and redevelopment that is architecturally compatible with existing and previously existing development in the Cape Charles Harbor area, as well as in the neighboring area within the adjacent historic district overlay.