Preservation is Zoning
Quasi-judicial commission
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Top of the Zoning Hierarchy:
- Pres. Ordinance
- Design Guideline
- Use (R, C, M, etc)
What isn’t called out in preservation ordinance is covered by zoning code.
Preservation is:
- Exterior Material Changes
- Materials
- Roof Shape
- Massing/scale
- Setbacks
- Fenestration (windows and doors)
- Compatibility
- Preservation
HPC members should be:
- Architect
- Planner
- Landscape Architect
- Historian
- Preservationist
- Neighborhood Representative (can read plans!)
- Professional and Courteous!
Historic Preservation should be a clear process:
- Easy to Understand Application
- Public Notice
- Meet with Applicant
- Concise and Clear Staff Review
- On Time Meeting
- Quick Turn around of COA
As staff, provide customer service:
- Meet in advance
- Provide guidance and support
- List of qualified architects/contractors
- Engineers
- Outreach programs
- Design Awards
Collaborate with Stakeholders:
- Building Code Official
- Public Works/Engineering
- Fire Marshal
- Code Enforcement
Design Guidelines
- Materials
- Setbacks
- Compatibility
- More Suggestive than prohibitive
- Compatibility is key
- Don’t regulate paint color!