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Class 1, Class 2 Historic & Historic Districts
List of Class 1 Historic, Class 2 Historic & Historic Districts
Making changes to a property on this list? See the following table for a summary of the process, based on the proposed work to be done.
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Action |
Application Type |
Approval Authority |
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Demolition |
Historic Site Preservation Board |
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Major Alteration |
Historic Site Preservation Board |
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Minor Alteration |
Historic Preservation Officer |
- "Demolition" means the total (100%) tearing down or destruction of a building, structure or object
- "Major Alteration" means any alteration that does the following:
- Removes (i) twenty-five (25) percent or more of the lineal footage of the elevation(s) of the building, structure or object (including site and garden walls) facing a public street or right-of-way (or a street-facing elevation if the parcel is a through-lot or landlocked), or (ii) more than fifty (50) percent of the lineal footage of all exterior elevation(s) of the building or structure, so that they no longer function as exterior elevation(s) of the building or structure.
- Encloses and/or modifies (i.e., new window and/or window relocation) (i) twenty-five (25) percent or more of the lineal footage of the elevation(s) of the building, structure or object (including site or garden walls) facing a public street or right-of-way (or a street-facing elevation if the parcel is a through-lot or landlocked), or (ii) more than fifty (50) percent of the lineal footage of all exterior elevation(s) of the building or structure, so that they no longer function as exterior elevation(s) of the building or structure.
- Removes fifty (50) percent or more of the cumulative area of the building, structure or object’s footprint.
- The Director shall have the authority to render determinations as to whether this definition applies to a particular project.
- "Minor Alteration" means any alteration that is not demolition or a major alteration.
