(A) The Historic Preservation Commission shall not consider interior arrangement or features not subject to any public view from a public street or sidewalk at any time during the year, and shall not make any requirements, except for the purpose of preventing developments incongruous to the aesthetic and historic aspects of the surroundings.
(B) The Commission shall consider the following in passing on the appropriateness of exterior architectural features:
(1) All exterior architectural features, which are subject to public view from a public street or sidewalk at any time during the year, including any signs, fences, outbuildings, paving and substantial grading of soil levels;
(2) General design and arrangement;
(3) Texture and material;
(4) The relation of the factors in divisions (B)(1), (B)(2) and (B)(3) above to similar features of buildings and structures in the immediate surroundings;
(5) The extent to which the building or structure would be harmonious with or incongruous to the aesthetic, cultural or historic nature of the surroundings;
(6) The extent to which the building or structure will promote the general welfare of the city and its citizens; and
(7) The Historic Preservation Design Guidelines/Policies & Procedures Manual and amendment(s).
(1960 Code, § 60-6-100) (Ord. 5327, passed 10-3-1994; Ord. 5370, passed 1-17-1995; Ord. 6445, passed 7-15-2002; Ord. 9102-2022, passed 12-5-2022; Ord. 9238-2024, passed 1-2-2024)