Roanoke, Virginia · District

H-1

Historic Downtown Overlay District
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Dimensional standards

Extracted standards

3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Certificate of Appropriateness required

    A Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for the demolition, moving, erection, reconstruction, alteration, or restoration of any structure or historic landmark in the H-1 Overlay District.

  • Review standards for demolition

    The purpose and necessity of the demolition are in accordance with the intent of the Historic Downtown Overlay District (H-1); Loss of the structure would not be adverse to the district or the public interest; Demolition would not have an adverse effect on the character and surrounding environment of the district.

  • Review standards for new construction

    The design for new construction shall be sensitive to and take into account the special characteristics that the district is established to protect. Such consideration may include building scale, height, and orientation, site coverage, spatial separation from other buildings, façade and window patterns, entrance and porch size and general design, materials, textures, color, architectural details, roof forms, emphasis of horizontal or vertical elements, walls, fences, and any other features deemed appropriate.

From the ordinance

A Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required for the demolition, moving, erection, reconstruction, alteration, or restoration of any structure or historic landmark in the H-1 Overlay District.
Sec. 36.2-330