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LivingWithHistoricDistrictZoning
HistoricZoningTheOregonDistrict,thefirsthistoricdis-trict,wasdesignatedin1972.TodayDaytonhastenHistoricDistricts,eachuniqueincharacterandarchitecture.TheLandmarkCommissionwasestablishedasaninemembercitizenboard,appointedbytheCityCommission,toencouragesensitiveandcompatiblemodificationstohistoricstruc-turesandtoprotecttheintegrityofHistoricDistrictsandStructures.TheLandmarkCommissionconsistsofatleasttworegis-teredarchitects,threehistoricdistrictresi-dents,andonerepresentativefromtheMontgomeryCountyHistoricalSociety.AllmembersoftheLandmarkCommissionmustdemonstrateapositiveinterestinhistoricpreservation.
DutiesoftheLandmarkCommissionandStaffTheLandmarkCommissionreviewsallMajorModificationsandappealsofPreser-vationOfficerdecisions.ThestafftotheLandmarkCommissionisdesignatedbytheDirector
of
the
Department
of
Planning
andCommunityDevelopmentandconsistsof
theSecretarytotheLandmarkCommissionandtheHistoricPreservationOfficer.
TheSecretaryandthePreservationOfficermaintainrecordsandminutesoftheLand-markCommission,approve,modify,ordisapproveminorarchitecturalmodificationsandmajormodificationsspecificallyas-signedbytheLandmarkCommission.ThePreservationOfficeralsomaintainsrecordsofeachhistoricproperty.TheserecordsareavailableforreviewbyrequestthroughtheDepartmentofPlanningandCommunityDevelopment.
CertificateofAppropriatenessBeforemodificationismadetoapropertyinaHistoricDistrict,theownermustseekaCertificateofAppropriateness
forthepro-
posedactivityfromtheDepartmentofPlanningandCommunityDevelopmentbycalling(937)333-3670.TherearetwoclassesofModifications:MinorandMajor.MinorModificationsconsistofrepaintingexisting
paintedsurfaces,replacementofdoors,windows,guttersystems,etc.,whichmatchtheexisting,minorrepairofsurfaces,repairorinstallationoffencingandlandscaping.MajorModificationsconsistofconstructionorremovalofbuildings,additions,accessorystructures,porches,constructionorremovalofdecorativedetails,constructionorre-movalofdoorandwindowopenings,orthealterationofsignificantstyleelementslikeslateandtileroofs.HowtoObtainaCertificateofAppropriatenessToobtainaCertificateofAppropriateness,simplyfillouttheappropriateformavailablefromtheDepartmentofPlanningandCom-munityDevelopment.Thecompletedappli-cation,alongwiththerequestedattach-ments,willbereviewedbythePreservationOfficer.IftheproposedmodificationisminorandincompliancewiththeBlueprintforRehabilitation,2ndedition,thePreserva-tionOfficerissuesaMinorCertificateofAppropriateness.
Ifthemodificationismajor,oriftheapplicantisappealingthedecisionofthePreservationOfficer,theproposalisreviewedbytheLandmark
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postponeortabletheproposal,whichre-quiresasimplemajority,ortomodifyordenytheproposal,whichrequiresamajorityoftheappointedmembers.ThedecisionoftheLandmarkCommissionwillbeissuedinwritingbytheSecretarywithinsevendaysofthehearing.AppealoftheLandmarkCommissionDecisionThedecisionoftheLandmarkCommissioncanbeappealedtotheBoardofZoningAppealsasprescribedintheR.C.G.O.150.256bynotifyingtheSecretaryoftheBoardofZoningAppealswithin14daysaftertheLandmarkCommissionrendersitsdecision.TheBoardofZoningAppealswillaffirm,reverse,orremandthedecisionoftheLandmarkCommissionbasedononeofthefollowing:A)
ThattheLandmarkCommissionerredinitsapplicationofthearchitecturaldesignstandardsorB)
ThattheLandmarkCommissioncom-mittedproceduralerrorwhichsubstantivelyaffectedtherightsoftheapplicantortherightsofanyinterestedpartyofrecordtoaCertificateofAppropriateness.
CommissionatthenextscheduledLand-markCommissionMeeting.Theapplicationmustbefilledoutcompletely,legibly,andallrequestedinformationmustbeincluded.Theapplicationmustbereceivedatleasttwoweeksbeforethemeetingtobeplacedontheagenda.LandmarkCommissionmeet-ingsareeverysecondandfourthThursdayat3:00PM,sixthfloortrainingroom,CityHall.
HearingBeforetheLandmarkCommissionTheapplicantwillreceivenoticeofthehearingbymailoneweekpriortothemeet-ing.TheproposalispresentedtotheLand-markCommissionbystaffatthepublichearing.ThepresentationconsistsofslidesandoverheadswhichareprovidedbytheDepartmentofPlanningandCommunityDevelopment,andtheinformationsubmitted
bytheapplicant.Afterthestaffpresentation,thereisanopportunityfortheapplicanttoaddresstheLandmarkCommissionandanswerquestions.TheLandmarkCommis-sionwillthenhearanypubliccommentsanddeliberate.ThedecisionoftheLandmarkCommissionwillbeeithertoapprove,
AdditionalInformationTheCertificateofAppropriateness
expiresinoneyear,butcanberenewedfortwoadditionalsixmonthperiods.TheCertificateofAppropriatenessisinadditiontotheusual
permitsrequiredbytheCity,andanyotherpermitsshouldbeobtainedattheOne-StopCenter,371W.SecondStreet,Dayton,Ohio45402.Thephonenumberis(937)333-3883.ThehistoricdistrictzoningcodeisenforcedthroughtheDepartmentofBuild-ingServices.EachdistrictisassignedtoaCodeEnforcementOfficialandquestionsconcerningcodeviolationsshouldbedi-rectedtothedistrictofficial.CopiesoftheabovereferencedBlueprintforRehabilitation,2ndedition,theHistoricDistrictOrdinance,RulesandRegulationsoftheLandmarkCommission,andtheSecre-taryoftheInteriorStandardsforRehabilita-tionareavailableuponrequestbycontact-ing:
CityofDaytonDepartmentofPlanningandCommunity
Development,101WestThirdStreetDayton,OH45402-(937)333-3670.updated:1/04,DOP&CD:tdk
