Chapter 12.08.16

H – HISTORIC COMBINING ZONE DISTRICT

REGULATIONS

The H zone is intended to provide special conditions or regulations for the protection, enhancement, perpetuation, or use of places, sites, buildings, structures, and other objects having special character or special historical value, and to protect cultural and archeological sites with potential for listing on the National Register of Historic Places and/or designation as a State or Local Historic Landmark. Such sites may be of local or statewide significance and may have anthropological, cultural, military, political, architectural, economic, scientific, religious or other values.

Within the H zone, all uses of land shall comply with the regulations of the base zoning district and with the additional regulations of the H zone. All uses not otherwise in compliance with any standard, regulation, guideline or setback requirement the base zoning district and this Part shall be subject to administrative review by the City Council prior to any development or issuance of any permit pursuant to this Part.

The H zone shall include the historic area of the City of Loyalton, as shown as “Historic Combining District H” on the Zoning Map and shall also include:

• A. Sites, structures or buildings or having special character as determined by the City Council which have been officially designated as significant by local, state or federal agencies not otherwise specifically shown on the Zoning Map shall also be subject to the H zone and City Council Review, as appropriate.

• B. Other sites, buildings or structures having a special character or special historic value.

All uses permitted in the base zoning district shall be permitted in the H zone.

The alteration of any City cultural resource or site within the H zone shall require a conditional use permit. No feature of any property in the H zone, which gives the property its special historical, archaeological or architectural character, shall be altered or demolished except in accordance with the provisions of such a conditional use permit.

The City Council may waive the submission of or the requirement for a use permit, if the City Council finds that:

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• A. All the purposes of this Chapter have been fulfilled by the approval of any other permit required by this Part; or

• B. The project involves only interior alterations not materially changing the character of the property; or

• C. The project involves only minor exterior alterations not materially changing the character of the property; or

• D. The project is a residential accessory use or structure that, in the opinion of the City Council, will not be inconsistent with the purpose of this Chapter.

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