(a) The Board, in deciding whether to issue a Historic District Construction Permit, shall determine that the Application under consideration promotes, preserves, and enhances the distinctive historical character of the community and would not be so at variance with the existing structures within that portion of the District in which the structure is, or is proposed to be located, as to be detrimental to the interests of the District. In conducting its review, the Review Board shall examine all of the elements of the Application within the framework of the Historic District Design Review Guidelines including, but not necessarily limited to:
(1) Height, which shall include the requirements of Chapter 1139 of the Zoning Code or the requirements of the sections of the Zoning Code appropriate to the area of the Village in which the structure is or will be located.
(2) Building mass, which shall include the relationship of the building width to its height and depth, and its relationship to the viewer's and pedestrian's visual perspective.
(3) Window treatment, which shall include the size, shape and materials of the individual window units and the overall harmonious relationship of window openings.
(4) Exterior detail and relationships, which shall include all projecting and receding elements of the exterior, including, but not limited to, porches and overhangs, and the horizontal or vertical expression which is conveyed by these elements.
(5) Roof shape, which shall include type, form and materials.
(6) Materials: texture and color, which shall include a consideration of material compatibility among various elements of the structure.
(7) Compatibility of design and details, which shall include the appropriateness of the use of exterior design details.
(8) Landscape design and plant materials, which shall include lighting and the use of landscape details to accent architectural features or screen or soften undesirable views.
(9) Pedestrian environment, which shall include the provisions of features which enhance pedestrian movement and environment and which relate to the pedestrian's visual perspective,
(10) Signage: The existing articles of the Village Zoning Ordinance dealing with signage would apply to a Historic District with the following additional guidelines:
A. Proposed signs should be compatible with the historic, aesthetic, and architectural character of the building within reasonable limits of size and placement and compatible with the surrounding streetscape.
B. Sign colors should be compatible within the sign itself and should correlate with building colors.
C. Excellent signs already in place should be cited as guides for future sign-making petitioners.
(b) In conducting its inquiry and review, the Review Board may request from the applicant such additional information, sketches, and data as it shall reasonably require. It may call upon experts and specialists for testimony and opinion regarding the matters under consideration. It may recommend to the applicant changes in the plans that it considers desirable, and may accept a voluntary amendment to the application to include or reflect such changes. The Review Board shall keep a record of its proceedings and shall append to the application copies of information, sketches and data needed to clearly describe any amendment to it.
(c) When its review is concluded, the Review Board will determine, by a vote of its members, whether the Application for a Historic District Construction Permit shall be approved. If approved by a majority present, the Review Board shall return the application and appended material to the Zoning Inspector with the instruction that the Historic District Construction Permit be issued, provided all other requirements for a zoning permit and building permit, if applicable, are met. If not so approved, the Review Board shall cause the return of the application and appended material to the applicant with a notice that the Historic District Construction Permit shall not be issued because the application did not meet the criteria and standards set forth herein.
(Ord. 2196-10. Passed 3-22-10.)