§ 17.62.030. General Procedures

A.

Review of applications for Certificate of Appropriateness.  

1.

The reviews by the Historic Preservation Commission are limited to areas outside of the Central District.

2.

All applications to the Historic Preservation Commission for a Certificate of Appropriateness and relief from the replacement building permit requirement shall be processed in compliance with the standard review procedures identified in Chapter 17.76 (Public Hearings).

3.

The provisions of Chapter 17.60 (Application Filing and Processing) and Chapter 17.64 (Permit Implementation, Time Limits, and Extensions), apply to all Historic Preservation reviews. All decisions by the Planning Director may be appealed or called for review, except as otherwise specified in this chapter.

4.

In all cases, the Director, the Historic Preservation Commission, and Design Commission shall apply the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and the Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings (or when applicable the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties) to all reviews affecting historic properties. In addition, in landmark and historic districts, the Director or Historic Preservation Commission shall also apply the Design Guidelines for Historic Districts in Pasadena, California.

5.

Outside of the Central District, exterior work subject to regulatory review in designated landmark districts and designated or eligible historic districts is limited to public view from public streets; views from public alleys are excluded from review.

6.

For individually designated landmarks and monuments and properties individually listed in the National Register, the Director or Historic Preservation Commission shall concentrate reviews on features open to view from public streets and public sidewalks. The Director or Historic Preservation Commission may also review work out of public view if the alterations affect significant character-defining features of the historic resource or if the work may have an adverse effect on the overall historic integrity of the resource.

7.

In landmark and historic districts outside the Central District, the following items shall be exempt from review: Paint colors and stains, routine maintenance and minor repairs, landscaping (except for trees protected under Chapter 8.52 - Tree Protection), all interior alterations, screens and awnings, flat concrete work (including driveways and walkways), rear yard walls and fences, reroofing (except for a change of material) exterior lighting fixtures, and window/door grilles.

8.

In the event of a conflict between an adopted conservation plan and the procedures of this chapter, the conservation plan shall prevail.

9.

For major projects requiring a Certificate of Appropriateness and design review, the Director or Design Commission, according to the design review thresholds in Table 6-2 or Table 6-3, shall be the review authority. The Historic Preservation Commission shall make a recommendation to the design review authority, based on compliance of the project with the Secretary's Standards.

B.

Review of applications in the Central District. The Design Commission shall review applications for additions, alterations, demolitions, relocations, and new construction and relief from the replacement Building Permit requirement in the Central District as specified in Table 6-3 in Section 17.61.030 and Table 6-5 of Section 17.62.020.

C.

Application submittal requirements. The Director shall specify the application submittal requirements for designation of historic resources and for reviews of projects to alter, demolish, relocate historic resources, and of new construction in a historic or landmark district.

(Ord. 7163 § 6, 2009; Ord. 7099 § 45, 2007; Ord. 7009, § 25, 2005)