Standards

“The historic restaurant, tavern, or inn shall be located in a structure that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Virginia Landmarks Register, or the Albemarle County Historic Preservation Register.”

“Properties located within a historic district or designated as historic landmarks shall be subject to the provisions of the city's historic preservation ordinance.”

“No permit required under the provisions of this chapter... shall hereafter be issued for the erection, reconstruction, alteration, restoration, moving, razing or demolition of the exterior of any landmark, building or structure, or part thereof, within a historic district, unless and until the applicant shall have secured a certificate of appropriateness from the Review Board.”

“Any issued certificate of appropriateness shall expire 12 months from the date of issuance if the work authorized by the certificate has not commenced or if any such work is suspended or abandoned for a period of 12 months after being commenced.”

“Before a certificate of appropriateness is issued for the erection, reconstruction, alteration or restoration of a landmark, building or structure in the historic district, the Review Board shall consider, among other factors: historical, architectural or cultural value; appropriateness of exterior architectural features; congruity with the character of the historic district.”

“No permit required under the provisions of this chapter, Chapter 109, Building Construction, or other provisions in the Code of the City of Colonial Heights shall hereafter be issued for the erection, reconstruction, alteration, restoration, moving, razing or demolition of the exterior of any landmark, building or structure, or part thereof, within a historic district, unless and until the applicant shall have secured a certificate of appropriateness from the Review Board.”

“Any issued certificate of appropriateness shall expire 12 months from the date of issuance if the work authorized by the certificate has not commenced or if any such work is suspended or abandoned for a period of 12 months after being commenced.”

“The Review Board shall vote and announce its decision on any matter properly before it not later than 60 days after the conclusion of the hearing on the matter, unless the time is extended with the written consent of the applicant.”

“Whenever the Review Board shall, in a final decision, deny an applicant a certificate of appropriateness, the applicant shall have the right to appeal to and be heard before City Council, provided that he files with the Clerk of City Council, on or before 14 days after the decision of the Review Board, a notice in writing of his intention to appeal.”

“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.”

“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”

“A certificate of appropriateness to a building or structure shall be approved only after meeting the following 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.”

“A certificate of appropriateness to demolish a building or structure may be approved, only after meeting the following standards: ...”

“Lots, to the maximum extent practicable, shall be designed to avoid important historic, archaeological, or cultural sites.”

“The provisions of this article relating to the repair, reconstruction, or improvement of existing structures shall not apply to any structure identified as a historic structure, provided that the repair, reconstruction, or improvement does not preclude the structure's continued designation as a historic structure.”

“A Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required prior to the alteration of any building or structure located in the H-1 Overlay District.”

“An at grade platform deck not exceeding twelve (12) inches in height, no less than two (2) feet from the side and rear property lines, not exceeding two hundred (200) square feet in area, without footers for support but supported by the ground only and located in the rear yard only.”

“An at grade platform deck not exceeding twelve (12) inches in height, no less than two (2) feet from the side and rear property lines, not exceeding two hundred (200) square feet in area, without footers for support but supported by the ground only and located in the rear yard only.”

“The Board of Architectural Review shall render a final decision upon any matter properly before it within seventy-five (75) days or less after the first public hearing on the matter.”