17.67.010
Extracted standards
7 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- Compliance with architectural theme and development guidelines
Development in the HDRO district shall conform to architectural theme and development guidelines established by the board of supervisors.
- Demolition permit required for historically significant structures
No building or structure identified by the county as historically significant as shown in Appendix C of the Mariposa Town Planning Area Specific Plan, or within a designated historic design review overlay zone (HDRO), shall be demolished without first obtaining approval from the planning director.
- Maximum stay of demolition4 weeks
Direct a stay of demolition for a maximum period of four (4) weeks in order to allow time for the applicant and the planning director to seek alternative solutions to demolition.
- Exemption from design review committee for minor alterations
The planning director may approve an exemption from review by the design review committee where it can be determined that the proposed development is a minor alteration or expansion of an existing development that will not affect the achievement of the architectural and design review goals established by the board of supervisors for the affected area.
- Design review plan required
No commercial, industrial or residential use shall be established, no development shall occur, no exterior advertising display shall be installed and no building and grading permit shall be issued for any commercial, industrial or residential development in the HDRO district until an application for design review plan has been submitted to and approved by the planning director.
- Minor alteration threshold10 pct
A minor alteration or expansion is defined as less than ten percent (10%) of the existing building size that will not significantly modify the exterior appearance of the structures and/or site.
- Special standards prevail over principal zone
In the instance that a special development standard established by this section conflicts with a development standard of the principal zone, the special development standard established by this section shall apply.
From the ordinance
The Historic Design Review Overlay Zone (HDRO) is an overlay district which is intended to be combined with any other district located in an area containing a substantial number of historic buildings.