Article III — Activities Within Historic Preservation Districts

A.

Within the boundaries of a historic preservation district, no person shall demolish, cause to be demolished, construct, or cause to be constructed, any building, structure or façade, except in strict compliance with this chapter and any plans approved in conjunction with the issuance of a historic district alteration permit.

B.

Within the boundaries of a historic preservation district, no demolition or building permit shall be issued except in strict compliance with this chapter and any plans approved in conjunction with the issuance of a historic district alteration permit.

C.

Upon receipt of a demolition or building permit application for a building, structure or façade within a historic preservation district, the following procedures shall be followed:

The building official shall submit such permit application to the general manager who shall determine whether a historic district alteration permit is required pursuant to Article III, Section 15.72.090 of this chapter.

Within thirty (30) days of receipt of the permit application, the general manager shall provide a written determination to the building official as to whether a historic district alteration permit is required in accordance with this chapter. A historic district alteration permit shall be required when the permit application for the demolition or construction of a building, structure or façade involves a contributing resource as determined by the general manager.

If a historic district alteration permit is required, an alteration permit application shall be filed and processed in accordance with Article III, Section 15.72.090 of this chapter.

If a historic district alteration permit is not required, the permit application for the demolition or construction of a building, structure or façade shall be processed by the building official.

D.

Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to exempt any person from complying with any other provision of law.

(Ord. No. 578.5, § 1, 1-11-2011)

A.

Within the boundaries of a historic preservation district, no person shall alter or cause to be altered any building, structure or façade, except in strict compliance with this chapter and any plans approved in conjunction with the issuance of a historic district alteration permit.

B.

When the building official determines that an alteration to a building, structure or façade within a historic preservation district requires a demolition or building permit, the procedures set forth in Article III, Section

C.

When the building official determines that an alteration to a building, structure or façade within a historic preservation district does not require a demolition or building permit, the building official shall refer the person proposing the alteration to the general manager who shall determine, within thirty (30) days, whether a historic district alteration permit is required pursuant to Article III, Section 15.72.090 of this chapter. A historic district alteration permit shall be required when the alteration of a building, structure or façade within a historic preservation district involves a contributing resource as determined by the general manager.

D.

If a historic district alteration permit is required, an alteration permit application shall be filed and processed in accordance with Article III, Section 15.72.090 of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 578.5, § 1, 1-11-2011)

A.

Any owner, or person authorized by the owner, of property within the boundaries of a historic preservation district, may request the issuance of a historic district alteration permit by filing an alteration permit application with the planning director. The alteration permit application shall be accompanied by the filing fee set forth in Ordinance No. 671, and such data and other information as is required by the planning director, including any required environmental documentation, and drawings signed by any architect responsible for the demolition, construction or alteration of the building, structure or facade. The drawings must be in sufficient detail to meaningfully show, insofar as they relate to exterior appearances, the proposed architectural design, including elevations, proposed materials, textures, colors, site layout, including walls, walks, terraces, plantings, accessory buildings, signs, lights, and other elements.

B.

Upon receipt of an alteration permit application, the planning director shall submit a copy of the alteration permit application to the following, each of which shall have sixty (60) days to submit written comments to the planning director: the local review board referenced in Article IV of this chapter, the general manager or his or her designee, and any other agency or department deemed necessary by the planning director.

C.

The planning director shall approve or deny the alteration permit application within fifteen (15) days after the expiration of time for the above-referenced written comments. The planning director shall give notice of the decision, by mail, to the applicant, together with any required conditions of approval. The planning director's decision is final.

D.

The planning director shall also mail a copy of the decision to the local review board and persons that have filed an annual written request to be notified of any such decisions within a specified historic preservation

district and who have paid an annual fee to cover the costs involved.

E.

No alteration permit application may be approved unless the planning director finds that the proposed demolition, construction or alteration is consistent with and conforms to the cultural and paleontological section of the multipurpose open-space element of the Riverside County General Plan, this chapter, and the local review board's design standards for the specific historic preservation district in which the proposed demolition, construction or alteration is located.

(Ord. No. 578.5, § 1, 1-11-2011)

A.

The owner, lessee or other person legally in possession of any building, structure or façade within a historic preservation district, regardless of whether or not it is a contributing resource, shall comply with all applicable laws and regulations governing the maintenance of such building, structure or facade. Additionally, the owner, lessee or other person legally in possession of such building, structure or façade shall not permit such building, structure or façade to fall into a state of disrepair which may result in the deterioration of any exterior appurtenance or architectural feature so as to produce or tend to produce a detrimental effect upon the character of the historic preservation district as a whole or the building, structure or façade in question, including but not limited to the following:

The deterioration of exterior walls or other vertical supports, roofs or other horizontal members, or exterior chimneys that causes leaning, sagging, splitting, listing, or buckling.

The deterioration or crumbling of exterior stucco, plaster or mortar.

The ineffective waterproofing of exterior walls, roofs and foundations including broken windows or doors.

The failure to protect exterior walls and roof coverings from weathering, including lack of paint or other protective covering.

The deterioration of exterior stairs, porches, handrails, window and door frames, cornices, wall facings, and architectural details that causes delamination, instability, loss of shape and form, or crumbling.

The failure to protect the building, structure or façade from rotting, holes, and other forms of decay.

The deterioration of sidewalks, steps, or pathways that cause heaving or subsidence.

Any deterioration that contributes to a hazardous or unsafe condition.

(Ord. No. 578.5, § 1, 1-11-2011)

The building official shall apply the California Historical Building Code in the issuance of permits for repairs, alterations, and additions necessary for the preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, moving, or continued use of historic resources within a historic preservation district.

(Ord. No. 578.5, § 1, 1-11-2011)

A.

If the building official has determined that action is required to correct an unsafe or dangerous condition within a historic preservation district, such action may be taken without complying with Sections 15.72.070,

B.

Only such action as is necessary to correct the unsafe or dangerous condition may be performed pursuant to this section.

(Ord. No. 578.5, § 1, 1-11-2011)