The applicable design review standards shall pertain to all materials, construction types, sizes, and occupancy, and encompass the exterior, related landscape features, and the building's site and environment as well as attached, adjacent, or related new construction. The standards are to be applied to specific rehabilitation projects in a reasonable manner, taking into consideration economic and technical feasibility.
(a) A property shall be used for its historic purpose or be placed in a new use that requires minimal change to the defining exterior characteristics of the building and its site and environment.
(b) The historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be avoided.
(c) Significant archaeological resources affected by a project shall be protected and preserved. If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures shall be undertaken.
(d) Each property shall be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or architectural elements from other buildings shall not be undertaken.
(e) Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship in their own right shall be retained and preserved.
(f) New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment.
(Ord. 13-36-A. Passed 11-4-13.)