§ 84-106. Historic district.

(a)

No private building, structure, or edifice, including fences, boundary walls, signs, steps or seven rises, and paving shall be erected, altered, restored, moved, or demolished within any district until after an application for a certificate of appropriateness as to exterior architectural features has been submitted to and approved by the commission. Similarly, if earthworks of historical or archaeological importance exist in a district, there shall be no excavating or moving of earth, rock, or subsoil without a certificate of appropriateness. For the purpose of this article exterior architectural features shall include but not be limited to the architectural style, general design and general arrangement of a structure, including the kind and texture of the building material and the type and style of all roofs, windows, doors, and signs. The style, scale, materials, and location of outdoor advertising signs and bill posters within a district shall also be under the control of the commission.

(b)

The commission shall not consider interior arrangement or use, but shall consider the relationship of the exterior of the building concerned with all others in the district so as to avoid incongruity and promote harmony therewith. In all instances the commission shall regulate those outside surfaces of a building that can be viewed from a public right-of-way or street.

(c)

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent ordinary maintenance or repairs which do not involve a change of design, material, or of the outward appearance of a building.