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Sec. 7-157,. Certificates of appropriateness. <br />(a) Standards. f'or certi. f'icates oj appropria~eness. The commission shall <br />follow the United States Secretary of the Interior's formal written Standards for the <br />Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings in its consideration of all applications for <br />certificates of appropriateness. These Standards shall be made available to owners and <br />tenants of property designated as historic. <br />~~~In considerin an a lication for a certificate of <br />(b) g PP <br />appropriateness, the commission shall be guided by any adopted design guideline, and <br />where applicable, the fellewirrg-fratrt the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for <br />Rehabilitation. Any adopted design guideline and the Standards for Rehabilitation <br />shall be made available to the property owners of historic landmarks or within historic <br />districts. <br />1. Every reasonable effort shall be made to adapt the property in a <br />manner that requires minimal alteration of the building, structure, <br />object, or site and its environment. <br />2. The distinguishing original qualities or character of a building, <br />structure, object, or site and its environment shall not be destroyed. <br />The removal or alteration of any historic material or distinctive <br />architectural features should be avoided when possible. <br />3. All buildings, structures, objects, and sites shall be recognized as <br />products of their own time. Alterations that have no historical basis <br />and which seek to create an earlier appearance shall be discouraged. <br />4. Changes that have taken place in the course of time are evidence of <br />the history and development of a building, structure, object, or site <br />and its environment. These changes may have acquired significance <br />in their own right, and this significance shall be recognized and <br />respected. <br />5. Distinctive stylistic features or examples of craftsmanship that <br />characterize a building, structure, site, or object shall be retained <br />where possible. <br />6. Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired rather than <br />replaced wherever possible. In the event the replacement is necessary, <br />the new material should reflect the material being replaced in <br />composition, design, color, texture, and other visual qualities. Repair <br />or placement of missing architectural features should be based on <br />Page 8 of 15 <br />