(A) Establishment of zones and districts. The zones and districts described in this article are hereby established.
(B) Historic Overlay Zone. The Historic Overlay Zone may, from time to time, be designated or expanded in accordance with Chapters 150 and 158.
(1) Effect of designation. The Historic Overlay Zone shall be applied to individually listed properties and/or historic districts. Once local historic designation is approved by City Council, the Planning Director must cause the historic designation to be shown on the official zoning map as a Historic Overlay Zone, without changing the base zone or district. Whenever there is a conflict between regulations applicable in a base zone or district and the regulations of the historic designation, the more restrictive will apply.
(2) Certificates of appropriateness (COA). No contractor, owner, or agent of the owner may make any alterations as defined in § 158.03(A) to any listed property or historic district unless a valid written COA has been issued by the Historic Preservation Commission. The COA procedures are listed in § 158.07.
(3) Standards for the treatment of historic properties. The U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties have been adopted pursuant to § 158.07. Compliance with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties is required for all listed properties and historic districts.
(4) Decisions. Decisions reached by the Historic Preservation Commission will be based on the Historic Preservation Commission’s interpretation of the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and the testimony of the applicant and other interested parties.
(C) Adoption of the Zoning Map. The City of Bowling Green Zoning Map is hereby adopted and incorporated into this Zoning Code by reference. Each parcel of land within the city is classified under a zone or district hereby established by and designated on the Zoning Map. The Zoning Map shall be maintained on file in the city offices and updated on the city’s official website. No changes of any kind shall be made to the Zoning Map or any part thereof except in conformity with the procedures set forth in this Zoning Code.
(Ord. 9098, passed 6-12-2023)