Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- historic districtHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. overlayOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it.
- Geographic extent
- Historic districtHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. overlayOverlay districtA second set of rules laid over the base district, adding requirements without replacing it. boundaries as shown on the town's official zoning map.
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Alteration standards
A certificate of appropriateness to a building or structure shall be approved only after meeting the following standards: reasonable effort to alter minimally, avoid removal of historic features, consistency with original style, retain craftsmanship, repair rather than replace, etc.
- Demolition standards
The building or structure does not contribute to the character of the historic district, would not qualify as a national or state landmark, has a common design, no historic events occurred, etc.
- Moving or relocating a building
The relocation shall not have a detrimental effect on the structural soundness of the building, shall not negatively affect other historic landmarks, and shall provide compatible new surroundings.
- New construction standards
The design shall be architecturally compatible with the historic landmarks, buildings, and structures in the historic district overlay in terms of size, scale, color, material, and character.
Other
- Exemptions from certificate of appropriateness
The following minor development is exempted: storm doors/windows, antennas, skylights, solar collectors not visible from public street, landscaping, grading, walks, swimming pools, retaining walls <12 inches, temporary fencing ≤1 year, etc.
- Certificate of appropriateness required
No building, structure, or sign located in the historic district overlay shall be erected, reconstructed, altered, demolished, moved, expanded or restored except in accordance with the provisions of section 78-60.3(g), certificate of appropriateness in the historic district overlay.
- Single lot development plan exemption
On properties zoned and used for single-family residential within the historic district overlay, additions that comply with the applicable standards in section 78-60.3(f), and with a footprint between 750 square feet and 1,250 square feet, and disturb less than 2,500 square feet of land, may not be required to submit a single lot development plan.
Setback
In the HDO, the front setback for a single-family detached dwelling may be reduced from 35 feet to a lesser amount but not less than 20 feet, in instances where the HDRB makes a finding that such reduction shall cause the subject structure to be more compatible with nearby contributing structures.
From the ordinance
In the HDO, the front setback for a single-family detached dwelling may be reduced from 35 feet to a lesser amount but not less than 20 feet