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(a) The application for a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be made on such forms as prescribed by the Zoning Inspector, along with such plans, drawings, specifications and other materials as may be needed by the Board to make a determination. At a minimum, such information shall include the following:
(1) A site plan showing building outlines, dimensions and landscaping.
(2) A complete description of the proposed environmental change.
(b) Applications for a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be filed with the Zoning Inspector at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting of the Design Review Board.
(d) In determining the appropriateness of a specific environmental change, the Board may conduct a public hearing on the project and/or solicit input from consultants to the Village.
(e) If no action is taken by the Board within ninety (90) days from the date of application, the Certificate of Appropriateness shall be issued as a matter of law.
(Ord. 2000-14. Passed 7-24-00.)
In considering the appropriateness of any proposed environmental change, including landscaping or exterior signage, the Design Review Board shall consider the following:
(a) The visual and functional components of the building and its site, including but not limited to, building height, massing and proportion, roof shape and slope, landscape design and plant materials, lighting, vehicular and pedestrian circulation, and signage.
(b) The distinguishing original qualities or character of a historic building, structure, site and/or its environment shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any historic material or distinctive architectural or environmental features should be avoided when possible.
(c) All buildings, structures and sites shall be recognized as products of their own time. Alterations that have no historical basis and which seek to create an earlier appearance inconsistent or inappropriate to the original integrity of the building shall be discouraged.
(d) Whereas changes which may have taken place in the course of time are evidence of the history and development of a building, structure or site and its environment, if these changes are deemed to have acquired significance, then this significance shall be recognized and respected.
(e) Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled craftsmanship which characterize a building, structure or site shall be treated with sensitivity.
(f) Significant architectural features which have deteriorated shall be repaired rather than replaced, wherever possible. In the event replacement is necessary, the new material should match the material being replaced in composition, design, color, texture and other visual qualities. Repair or placement of architectural features should be based on accurate duplication of the feature, and if possible, substantiated by historic, physical or pictorial evidence rather than on conjectural designs or availability of different architectural elements from other buildings or structures.
(g) The surface cleaning of masonry structures shall be undertaken with methods designed to minimize damage to historic building materials. Sandblasting and other cleaning methods that will damage the historic building materials should be avoided.
(h) Contemporary design for alterations and additions to existing properties shall not be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not destroy significant historical, architectural or cultural material, and such design is compatible with the size, scale, color, material and character of the property, neighborhood or environment.
(i) Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to structures shall be done in such a manner that if such additions or alterations were to be removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the original structure would be unimpaired. Additions to the least significant and least visible of historic properties should be given priority over other designs. (Ord. 2000-14. Passed 7-24-00.)
(a) Existing Structures and Premises. Reconstruction or rehabilitation within the Design Review District shall conform to the distinguishing, original exterior qualities or character of the structure, its site, and its environment.
(b) New Construction. The design of new structures and of additions to existing structures, including new site improvements, shall take into account the architectural style, general design, arrangement, texture, material and color of other structures and premises within the individual precinct.
(c) Materials. All new structures and all reconstruction or remodeling of existing structures within the Design Review District shall utilize natural traditional exterior materials such as brick, stone, masonry and/or wood. The use of contemporary materials, such as aluminum and other similar metals, fiberglass and plastic for exterior surfaces on architecturally significant structures shall be prohibited unless the use of such materials would contribute to the enhancement of existing traditional materials and the overall integrity and longevity of the structure.
(d) Color. Traditional colors and combinations of those colors that are both identified with the origin or the era in which the structure of property was originally built, shall be used for exteriors for all new structures to be built, and reconstruction, remodeling and exterior maintenance of existing structures within the Design Review District.
(e) Signs. All signs within the Design Review District shall conform to color and material standards of this Section, be of such size, scale, style and design that reflects the era during which the structure was built, and shall conform to the requirements of this Ordinance. Sign size and shape shall also respond to the existing proportions of period structures, and signs shall not be permitted to cover, "blank-out" or close existing window and doorway openings or otherwise hide important architectural features.
(Ord. 2000-14. Passed 7-24-00.)
In cases where an applicant applies for a Certificate of Appropriateness to demolish a structure within the Design Review District, the Design Review Board shall grant the demolition and issue a Certificate of Appropriateness when at least one of the following conditions exist:
(a) The structure contains no features of architectural and historic significance to the character of the individual precinct within which it is located.
(b) There exists no reasonable economic use for the structure as it exists or as it might be restored, and that there exists no feasible and prudent alternative to demolition.
(c) Deterioration has progressed to the point where it is not economically feasible to restore the structure. (Ord. 2000-14. Passed 7-24-00.)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent ordinary maintenance or repair of any property within the Design Review District, provided such work involves no change in material, design, texture, color or exterior appearance; nor shall anything in this chapter be construed to prevent any change, including the construction, reconstruction, alteration or demolition of any feature which in the view of the Zoning Inspector is required for the public safety because of an unsafe, insecure or dangerous condition. (Ord. 2000-14. Passed 7-24-00.)
Any applicant aggrieved by any decision of the Board may appeal the decision to the Village Council. Such appeal shall be taken by the filing of a written statement, setting forth the grounds for the appeal, with the Clerk of Village Council within thirty (30) days of the decision of the Board. The Village Council may reverse, remand, or modify such decision and shall state the reasons therefor. (Ord. 2000-14. Passed 7-24-00.)
Whoever constructs, reconstructs, alters, or modifies any exterior architectural or environmental feature now or hereafter within the Design Review District in violation of this chapter, shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanor, subject to the penalties specified in Section 1121.99. (Ord. 2000-14. Passed 7-24-00.)