Section 7-104 Certificate Of Appropriateness Required
The erection, alteration, addition to, demolition, or relocation of any structure, significant landmark interior, or sign within the Historic Preservation Overlay District shall be prohibited unless a Certificate of Appropriateness (CA) or temporary Certificate of Appropriateness has first been issued pursuant to the provisions of this Article 7.
7-104.A. Consistency Required. No CA shall be approved unless a reviewing body finds that a proposed activity is consistent with the Design Guidelines and Design Considerations, as stated in Section 7-105, and the purposes of this Division 1 and this Article 7.
7-104.B. Significant Landmark Interiors. Applications for a CA for significant landmark interiors shall be evaluated in accordance with the “Building Interior” standards as contained in “Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties” (1995) as published by the Secretary of the Interior, which shall be deemed incorporated into the section by this reference. No application for demolition, alteration, or addition to a significant landmark interior shall be denied if by virtue of such denial the owner would be deprived of all economically beneficial use of such interior. The burden of proof for establishing such deprivation shall be on the owner.