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DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 5. Discourage the unnecessary demolition of Historic Resources; 6. Recognize the importance of Historic Properties by using property owners and tenants to maintain their properties in keeping with the requirements and standards of this section; 7. Encourage the proper maintenance and preservation of historic settings and landscapes. b. Regulated Activities. 1. For purposes of this section, regulated activities on a Historic Landmark or within a Historic District shall include the following: (a) Demolition of any Historic Landmark or an improvement within a Historic District. (b) Relocation of any building, structure or improvement. (c) Change in the exterior appearance of any building, structure or improvement by addition, rehabilitation, removal, reconstruction, alteration, replacement, maintenance, or cosmetic changes. (d) Any addition or new construction of an improvement. (e) Replacement, changes in, or addition of signs, shutters, outdoor displays, fences and hedges, street furniture, awnings, off-street driveway and parking materials, or exterior lighting. (f) Installation or replacement of sidewalks, porches, fire escapes, solar panels, and satellite dish antennas. 2. In no instance shall the following be considered regulated activities: (a) Changes to the interior of structures that do not affect the exterior appearance. (b) Ordinary repairs and maintenance wherein the cost of such repairs is less than five hundred ($500.00) dollars and the repairs in question constitute an exact replacement of existing architectural details that are otherwise permitted by law, provided this work does not alter in any way the exterior appearance of the Historic Resource. c. Certificates of Appropriateness. 1. No person or other legal entity shall hereafter engage or cause other persons to engage in any regulated activity on an historic site or within an Historic District as defined herein unless and until such person or entity shall have applied for and received a Certificate of Appropriateness

ity on an historic site or within an Historic District as defined herein unless and until such person or entity shall have applied for and received a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission. A Certificate of Appropriateness issued by the Historic Preservation Commission shall be required before any permit can be issued by the Construction Official/Zoning Officer. Specifically exempted from this requirement are properties or structures in Type II Historic Districts which are zoned R-1 through R-6 or RT and which are less than fifty (50) years of age. 2. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Construction Official/Zoning Officer to refer to the Commission all applications for issuance of permits or Certificates of Appropriateness pertaining to regulated activities on a Landmark or within an Historic District, for a written report on the application of the zoning ordinance provisions concerning historic preservation to any of those aspects of the change proposed, which aspects were not determined by approval of an application for development, by a municipal agency, pursuant to the "Municipal Land Use Law,” P.L. 1975 c. 291. The Commission shall submit its report to the Administrative Officer within forty-five (45) days of its referral to the Commission. If within the forty-five (45) day period the Commission recommends against the issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness or permit, or recommends conditions to its issuance, the Administrative Officer shall cause the Construction Official/Zoning Officer to deny issuance of the permit or Certificate of Appropriateness, or to include the conditions. If the Commission recommends approval, a 183