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24 <br />Article 4. Certificate of Appropriateness <br />Section 4.1 General Provisions <br />From and after the designation of a landmark or a <br />historic district, no exterior portion of any building or <br />other structure nor any type of above- ground utility <br />structure or outdoor advertising sign shall be erected, <br />altered, restored, moved or demolished on such landmark or <br />within the historic district until after an application for a <br />Certificate of Appropriateness as to exterior features has <br />been submitted to and approved by the Commission. <br />Where a building permit or other permit is required for <br />the purposes of constructing, altering, moving or demolishing <br />buildings or structures, a Certificate of Appropriateness <br />shall be approved by the Commission prior to the issuance of <br />the permits. A Certificate may be issued subject to <br />reasonable conditions but shall be required whether or not a <br />building or other permit is required. <br />For purposes of this ordinance, "exterior features" <br />shall include the following: <br />1. The architectural style, general design, and general <br />arrangement of the exterior of a building or other <br />structure, including: <br />a. The kind and texture of the building material; <br />b. The size and scale of the building or structure., <br />and <br />c. The type and style of all windows, doors, <br />fences, steps and pavement, light fixtures, <br />signs, and other appurtenant features. <br />2. Historic signs, significant landscapes, and <br />archaeological and natural features of the area. <br />3. In the case of outdoor advertising signs, "exterior <br />features" shall be construed to mean the style, <br />material, size and location of all such signs. <br />The Commission shall have no jurisdiction over interior <br />arrangement and shall take no action under this ordinance <br />except to prevent the construction, reconstruction, <br />alteration, restoration, moving.or demolition of buildings, <br />structures, appurtenant features, outdoor advertising signs <br />or other significant features which would be incongruous <br />with the special character of a historic district or <br />