A. Additions, alterations, and repairs necessary for the preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, moving, or continued use of a qualified historic building, structure, or sign may be made in accordance with the alternative standards adopted pursuant to Section 18959.5 of the California Health and Safety Code and such alternative standards shall be applied to and govern such additions, alterations, and repairs in lieu of any of the standards adopted by this chapter. Provided that, any alternative standard related to access of the physically handicapped or exemptions from such access requirements shall be applied on a case-by- case, item-by-item basis, and shall not be applied to an entire building or structure without individual consideration of each item, and shall not be applied to related sites or areas except on an item-by-item basis.
B. For purposes of this section, the phrase “qualified historic building, structure, or sign” shall mean any building, structure, or sign included on existing or future national or state historical registers or official inventories, such as the National Register of Historic Places, State Historical Landmarks, and State Points of Historical Interest, and shall also mean any building, structure, or sign designated as being historically significant in accordance with the provisions of Title 19 of this code.
(Ord. 1646 §3 (part))