(a) A certificate of appropriateness is required from the Uptown Review Board prior to any new construction, remodeling, reconstruction or demolition. A certificate of appropriateness is required from the Zoning Officer prior to the onset of maintenance or repair such as set forth in subsection (c) hereof.
(b) A certificate of appropriateness is required from the Uptown Review Board prior to the erection of any sign, which requires a permit pursuant to Chapter 1181. The Uptown Review Board may grant a variance to the requirements of Chapter 1181.
(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the ordinary maintenance or repair of any property within the Uptown District, provided such work involves no change in material, design, texture, color or outer appearance; nor shall anything in this chapter be construed to prevent any change, including the construction, reconstruction, alteration or demolition of any feature which in the view of the Building Official and the Zoning Officer is required for the public safety because of an unsafe, insecure or dangerous condition.
(d) Applications for a certificate of appropriateness shall be filed with the Zoning Officer at least fifteen days before a meeting of the Uptown Review Board. The applicant shall submit with his application, drawings, material and color samples, sketches and other information that indicate or identify the proposed exterior.
(e) The Uptown Review Board shall review and approve, approve with modification, or disapprove such applications. Upon approval, or approval with modifications the Zoning Officer shall issue a certificate of appropriateness to the applicant within thirty days.
(f) Upon disapproval of an application, or upon the issuance of a certificate attaching material modifications, the applicant may within ten days appeal to Council pursuant to Section 1107.06.
(Ord. 01-81. Passed 1-15-02.)