18.85.040, 18.85.050, 18.85.060
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- Newtown, Stuart Addition, Beverley, Gospel Hill, Wharf
- Geographic extent
- The Newtown, Stuart Addition, Beverley, Gospel Hill, and Wharf HistoricHistoric districtAn area where exterior changes need design review to protect its character. Districts
Extracted standards
13 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Appeal to circuit court30 days
an appeal may be filed ... with the Staunton Circuit Court within 30 days
- Appeal to city council30 days
An appeal from a decision of the commission may be taken to the city council ... within 30 days
- Certificate of appropriateness required for material changes
no material change ... shall be made ... unless or until the application for a certificate of appropriateness has been submitted to and approved by the commission.
- Certificate of appropriateness extension12 months
the commission may grant a single extension of its approval for a period of up to one additional year
- Certificate of appropriateness validity12 months
Certificates of appropriateness shall be issued for a period of 12 months.
- Design guidelines
conform in design, scale, building material, setback and landscaping and to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for the Treatment of Historic Properties and the Staunton Historic District Design Guidelines.
- Corrective action for deterioration30 days
The owner of such property will have 30 days in which to begin corrective action
- Lien for unpaid maintenance60 days
If these costs are not paid by the owner within 60 days, a lien shall be placed against the property.
- Ordinary maintenance exempt
Ordinary maintenance or repair ... does not require a certificate of appropriateness.
- Right to demolish after offer to sell
The owner ... shall, as a matter of right, be entitled to raze or demolish ... provided that ... made a bona fide offer to sell
- Sign removal if not repaired6 months
Signs that are not in good condition may be removed by the building official if not repaired by the owner within six months of a written request.
- Undue hardship provision
The commission shall have the power to reduce or suspend any of the requirements of this chapter, if the property presents special circumstances whereby the strict compliance ... will produce an undue hardship
- Zoning administrator approval for minor changes
a certificate of appropriateness may be granted by the zoning administrator without submission to the commission as a whole for: installation of signage, screening of mechanical equipment, removal of vinyl or metal siding, removal of gutters, replacement of roofing material with in-kind material when repair exceeds 50 percent of roof element
From the ordinance
The following districts ... are hereby designated as historic districts ... and shall be overlaid onto the existing underlying zoning