§ 153.618 INITIAL REVIEW BY COMMISSION, MAJOR ALTERATIONS–FINDINGS.

   (A)   The following considerations shall guide the initial review by the Commission.

      (1)   The Commission may approve or approve with conditions an initial review for projects involving major alterations to cultural resources that:

         (a)   Are compatible with the historic character and scale of the cultural resource, including its size, massing, proportions, orientation, architectural details, and the spatial relationships that characterize the property and its site;

         (b)   Do not result in a change of design, material, or appearance of the property’s character-defining features (except those changes determined to be in compliance with the Secretary’s Standards, per division (A)(1)(c) below);

         (c)   Comply with the Secretary’s Standards and any other applicable design guidelines adopted by the city and therefore are either mitigated to a less-than-significant impact on historical resources under CEQA (CEQA Guidelines [California Code of Regulations. Title 14] § 15064.5(b)(3)) or exempt from CEQA under Class 31, which applies to “projects limited to maintenance, repair, stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, conservation or reconstruction of historical resources in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings (1995), Weeks and Grimmer” (CEQA Guidelines [California Code of Regulations Title 14] § 15331);

         (d)   Will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a cultural resource in accordance with CEQA;

         (e)   Are consistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan; and

         (f)   Are consistent with the provisions of this subchapter.

      (2)   No changes shall be made to approved plans for which an initial review was completed without resubmitting the revised plans for Commission review.

      (3)   All initial reviews completed in accordance with this section shall expire one year from the date of effectiveness unless work is started within that time.

(Ord. 636-C.S., passed 8-15-17)