§ 45-3150. Prohibition and standards.

No building permit, sign permit, or other city permit shall be issued nor shall any individual undertake any of the activities listed below until the architectural review board or the designated administrator shall have certified that such activity is in conformance with the provisions of this division of the City Code:

(1)

New buildings: This shall include any new principal or accessory structure.

(2)

Additions and/or alterations: This shall include any exterior modifications to existing structures.

(3)

Fences: This shall include all new fences and any modification to existing fencing resulting in changes in height, material or location but shall exclude normal structural maintenance.

(4)

Signs: See Chapter 33.01 of the City Code.

(5)

Landscaping: This shall include any landscaping or yard decorations using structural or nonvegetative components when such landscaping components are twelve (12) inches above the average yard elevation and are visible from adjacent property. The board shall not consider or rule upon the appropriateness of any plant material.

(6)

Painting: This shall include any colors utilized in the exterior finishes of structures in the historic district.

(7)

Off-street parking: This shall include the construction of new driveway entrances or enlargements of existing entrances as well as the use of front yards for off-street parking.

(Ord. No. 5356-99)

(Ord. No. 5356-99)