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Represents an established and familiar visual feature of the neighborhood/village/town/city. Section 7. Certificate of Appropriateness for Alteration or New Construction Affecting Eandmarks or Historic Districts No person shall carry out any construction, reconstruction, alteration, restoration, rehabilitation, or relocation of any historic landmark or any property within a historic district, nor shall any person make any materia] change in the light fixtures, signs, sidewalks, fences, steps, paving, or other exterior elements visible from a public right-of-way which affect the appearance and cohesiveness of any historic landmark or any property within a historic district. [Note: In historic districts, it is a good idea to require a certiScate of appropriateness for proposed new construction to ensure compatibility with the existing historic resources of the district.] Section 8. Criteria for Appro4al of a Certificate of Appropriateness In considering an application for a certificate of appropriateness, the Commission shall be guided by any adopted design guideline, and where applicable, the following from The Secretary of the Interior s Standards for Rehabilitation ofHistoric Birildings. Any adopted design guideline and Secretary of the Interior s Standards shall be made available to the property owners of historic landmarks or within historic districts. (a) Every reasonable effort shall be made to adapt the property in a manner which requires minimal alteration of the building, structure, object, or site and its environment. (b) The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, shucture, object, or site and its environment shall not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any historic material or distinctive architectural features should be avoided when possible. (c) All buildings, structures, objects, and sites shall be recognized as products of their own time. Alterations that have no historical basis and which seek to create and earlier appearance shall be discouraged. (d) Changes which may have taken place in the course of time are evidence of the history and development of a building, structure, object, or site and its environment. These changes may have acquired significance in their own right, and this significance shall be recognized and respected. (e) Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled craftsmanship which characterize a building, structure, object, or site shall be kept where possible. (D Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than replaced, wherever possible. In the event replacement is necessary, the new material should reflect the material being replaced in composition, design, color, texture, and other visual