(a) The Commission may establish Design Guidelines for the City of Cleveland Heights Landmarks and Historic Districts to guide review of alterations and new construction to a Landmark or within an Historic District. Design guidelines shall not limit new construction within a Historic District to any one historical period or architectural style, but shall seek to preserve the integrity of existing historic structures. Building design shall not attempt to copy a historical style, but a contemporary design shall respect the context, massing and scale of the area. When establishing Design Guidelines, the Landmark Commission shall share and discuss the draft guidelines with the Architectural Board of Review and obtain their recommendation.
(b) Designs should be reviewed with respect to Design Guidelines for the City of Cleveland Heights Landmarks and Historic Districts. Until such time that these guidelines are established, designs for Certificates of Appropriateness shall be reviewed keeping in mind the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation which, at a minimum, consider the following exterior architectural features and design criteria:
(1) Height
(2) Proportions of windows and doors
(3) Relationship of building masses and spaces
(4) Roof shape
(5) Building material and color
(f) Scale
(7) Detailing
(Ord. 11-2019. Passed 3-4-19.)