In reviewing applications for permits for new construction or demolition for buildings, structures and objects within an historic district, the commission shall consider the following factors:
A. The historical and architectural value and significance of the property or structure.
B. The physical condition of the property or structure.
C. The general compatibility of the proposed work to the property or structure itself, as well as to the surrounding neighborhood or district. Exterior design, arrangement, proportion, detail, scale, color, texture and materials proposed to be used shall be taken into consideration.
D. Where the proposed work includes landscaping, the relationship of landscaping to the property itself, as well as to the surrounding neighborhood or district.
E. Where the proposed work includes erection of or changes to signs, the style, materials, size and location of signs and their compatibility with the historic character and scale of the property or structure as well as to the surrounding neighborhood or district. (Ord. 157, 10-24-1989; amd. Ord. 391, 5-8-2001)