2000-031 - Minimum Contractual Standards for Historic Property Preservation Agreements

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124 Resolution No. 2000-031 Exhibit A Standards and Conditions for Historic Property Dudng the term of this Agreement, the historic property shall be subject to the following conditions, requirements and restrictions. Owners shall maintain the historic property in a good state of repair and shall preserve, maintain, and, where necessary, restore or rehabilitate the property and its character-defining features, notably the general architectural form, style, materials, design, scale, proportions, organization of windows, doors, and other openings, textures, details, mass, roof line, porch and other aspects of the appearance of the extedor to the satisfaction of the City. (Note: On a case by case basis, staff will evaluate individual Mills Act applications to determine if restoration/rehabilitation of the property is necessary to maintain specific character defining features. In such instances, the contract will include a provision identifying the specific improvement required and the time frame required for completion). All changes to the historic property shall comply with applicable City plans and regulations, and conform to the roles and regulations of the Office of Historic Preservation of the State of Department of Parks and Recreation, namely the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Historic Preservation Projects. These guidelines are attached hereto, marked as Exhibit A, and incorporated herein by this reference. The condition of the exterior of the property, as of the effective date of this Agreement, is documented in photographs attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by reference. Owners shall continually maintain the historic property in the same or better condition as documented in Exhibit B. Co A view corridor enabling the general public to see the historic property from the public right-of-way shall be maintained, and Owners shall not be permitted to block the view corridor to the property with any new structure, such as walls, fences or shrubbery, so as to prevent the viewing of the histodc landmark by the public. The following are prohibited: Demolition of the historic property or destruction of character-defining features of the building or site; removal of trees and other major vegetation unless removal is approved by a rehabilitation plan approved by the Historic Resources Commission, paving of yard surface; extedor alterations or additions unless approved by the Historic Resources Commission and such alternations are in keeping with the Secretary of Interior's Standards; deteriorating, dilapidated or unrepaired structures such as fences, roofs, doors, walls, and windows; storage of junk, trash, debris, discarded or unused objects Resolution No. 2000031 Page 4 of 5