§ 25-2-356. HISTORIC AREA DISTRICT ORDINANCE AND PRESERVATION PLAN REQUIREMENT.

(A)

An ordinance zoning or rezoning property as a historic area (HD) combining district must:

(1)

describe the character-defining features of the district;

(2)

include a plan to preserve those features; and

(3)

list the designated contributing structures.

(B)

A preservation plan may:

(1)

modify regulations relating to building setbacks, building height, compatibility, landscaping, parking, or signs; or

(2)

prescribe regulations relating to design, scale, or architectural character of, or materials for:

(a)

the exterior of a contributing structure or a new structure; or

(b)

public facilities, including street lighting, street furniture, signs, landscaping, utility facilities, sidewalks, and streets.

(C)

Consistent with the character-defining features of the district described under Subsection (A)(1), a preservation plan proposed under Subsection (B) may allow and encourage property owners to utilize various external materials and mechanisms to promote sustainability, including but not limited to roofing systems, solar technologies, energy generation and efficiency, water collection and reuse, rain-collection systems and drought-tolerant, native, and edible landscaping and gardens.

Source: Ord. 041202-16; 20090806-068.