07.090 Procedure for issuance of Certificate of Appropriateness

Certificates of Appropriateness shall only be issued by the Historic Preservation Commission with a finding of compliance to the following procedures: A. Submission of Application. An application for a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be made on the form available from the Planning Department and shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator shall make a determination of completeness pursuant to Section 10.080 of the Lehi City Development Code. B. Materials Submitted with Applications. The application shall include photographs, building elevations, construction drawings, construction materi- Adopted 07/10/01 als, and other documentation, as may be required, such as an architectural model, window frame sections, and samples, and identified on the applicable Certificate of Appropriateness Application, deemed necessary to consider the application completely. C. Notice. Applications for a Certificate of Appropriateness shall require notice pursuant to Section 03.080 of the Lehi City Development Code. D. Standards for Approval. The application for a Certificate of Appropriateness shall be reviewed by the Historic Preservation Commission, according to the standards set forth in Sections 07.100, 07.110, 07.120 and 07.130, as applicable. E. Review and Decision by the Historic Preservation Commission. The Historic Preservation Commission shall make a decision at a regular meeting of the Commission. 1. On the basis of its findings, the Historic Preservation Commission shall either approve, approve with conditions, or deny a Certificate of Appropriateness. A decision for a Certificate of Appropriateness for demolition may be deferred for up to one year pursuant to Section 07.120(2). Demolition permits shall not be issued until the applicable appeal period has expired. 2. Written notice of the decision of the Historic Preservation Commission on the application, including a copy of the findings, shall be sent by first class mail to the applicant within seven days following the Historic Landmark Commission’s decision. F. Appeal of Final Decisions of Historic Preservation Commission. Any party aggrieved by a final decision of the Historic Preservation Commission may appeal the decision by filing a written appeal with the City Council within 21 days following the Historic Preservation Commission’s decision. The filing of the appeal shall stay the decision of the Historic Preservation Commission pending the outcome of the appeal, except that the filing of the appeal shall not stay the decision of the Historical Preservation Commission if such a decision defers a demolition request for up to one year. 1. The appeal shall specify any alleged error made by the Historic Preservation Commission. 2. The appeal shall be considered by the City Council on the record made before the Historic Preservation Commission. No new evidence shall be heard by the City Council unless such evidence was improperly excluded by the Historic Preservation Commission. 3. The City Council shall review and decide the appeal according to the standards contained in Sections 07.100, 07.110, 07.120 and 07.130, as applicable. 4. The City Council shall uphold the decision of the Historic Preservation Commission unless the City Council finds that the decision of the Historic Preservation Commission was made in error. G. Appeal of City Council Decision to District Court. Any party aggrieved by the appeal decision of the City Council may appeal that decision to District Court within 30 days following the decision of the City Council. Section 07.100. Standards for Certificate of Appropriateness for Construction, Alteration, Installation or Replacement Affecting a Landmark Site or Contributing or Noncontributing Structure Located in a Historic Preservation Overlay District. In considering an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness for a Landmark Site, or any structure, site, or object, including both Contributing and Noncontributing Structures located in a Historic Preservation Overlay District, the Historic Preservation Commission shall find that the proposed project complies with the following standards, as applicable, for the proposed construction, alteration, installation, or replacement; A. The existing historic character of a property shall be retained and preserved. B. Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize the property shall be preserved. C. Relationships to surrounding structures and the historic character of the Historic Preservation overlay District or Landmark Site shall be considered including; 1. Height and Width shall be consistent with scale of surrounding structures. 2. Roof Shapes shall be consistent with the surrounding structures. Adopted 07/10/01 3. Scale of a proposed structure shall be consistent with the size and massing of surrounding structures. 4. The relationship of windows and doors shall be consistent with surrounding structures. 5. Building Materials, including building materials color and texture shall be compatible and consistent with the predominant materials used in surrounding structures. 6. Continuity of Building Facades and other Site Structures, such as wells, fences, and landscaping shall provide continuity along a street to ensure harmony with structures, public ways, and places to which the structure is related. D. Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than replaced where feasible. In the event replacement is necessary, the new material should match the original material in composition, design, texture, and other qualities. E. Chemical or physical treatments, such as sandblasting, that cause damage shall not be used. The surface cleaning of structures, if appropriate, shall be undertaken using the least destructive means possible. F. Significant archaeological resources shall be protected and preserved. If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures shall be undertaken. G. Contemporary design for alterations and additions shall not be discouraged when such alterations and additions do not destroy the cultural, historical, architectural, or archaeological material and such design is compatible with the size, scale, color, material, and character of the property. H. The following building materials are prohibited, including: 1. vinyl or aluminum cladding when applied directly to an original or historic material; and 2. any other imitation siding material designed to look like the original material but fabricated from an imitation material or materials. I. Any new sign or any change in the design of any existing sign shall be consistent with the historic character of the Landmark Site or Historic Preservation Overlay District.