CHAPTER 12
Historic Preservation
Section 3707. Certificate
ss 3707 Certificate
A. A Certificate of Appropriateness shall be required from the Historic Preservation Commission, except as provided below, for the construction, alteration, demolition or relocation of any exterior architectural feature for a building, sign, site, monument or structure which is designated a historic property or landmark or is within a historic district, as defined.
1. The Code Enforcement Officer may grant a Certificate of Appropriateness for projecting, parallel and window or interior signs, as
defined in Title 31, chapter 7, section 3203, S., of the City of Gardiner Zoning Ordinance, subject to the following;
a. Signs on the front and rear of a building or structure only.
b. The proposed sign is in compliance with Title 31, chapter 7, section 3203, S., of the City of Gardiner Zoning Ordinance.
c. The proposed sign is made of wood and paint only.
d. The proposed sign does not alter or obscure an architectural feature, component or detail of a structure or building.
e. Projecting signs shall be mounted on black iron mounts using black iron fastener.
f. Parallel signs shall be mounted with black iron fastener only.
g. Mounting processes shall not be into mortar and shall not damage the surrounding brick, granite or other building components.
h. Window and Interior signs shall not result in a permanent alteration of any glass surface.
i Certificate of Appropriateness granted by the Code Enforcement Officer may be reviewed by the Historic Preservation Commission.
Title 31, chapter 12, section 3708, C. is amended as follows;
C. At any meeting, a an party applicant may be represented by an agent or an attorney. During the public meeting and review of an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness the applicant or his/her designated agent must be present. Meetings and reviews of applications may be continued to other times.
Title 31, chapter 12, section 3709, A. is amended as follows;
A. The commission shall review an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness and shall use the U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary's Standards for Historic Preservation Projects, 1985, the U.S. Department of the Interior's Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, dated 1995, or it's most recent revision upon which to base it's decision.
B. The ordinary maintenance or repair of any exterior architectural feature which does not involve a change in the appearance, material or design shall not require a Certificate of Appropriateness.
C. The Commission may require additional information from the applicant in order to ensure that the intent of this Ordinance is met.
D. Specifically excluded shall be the color of any substantially non-permanent exterior finish such as paint, which is applied to some underlying, substantially permanent material.
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