City of Hudson, Ohio - File #: 15-61

• File #: 15-61
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/30/2015
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 10/20/2015
• Final action: 10/20/2015
• Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX D, "ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN STANDARDS", OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AT SECTION III-2b. Executive Summary: The amendment would generally permit the use of modern or so-called substitute materials on historic structures when repair is not feasible.
• Sponsors: William A. Currin
• Indexes: Community Development - LDC
• Related files: PC 2015-13

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/20/2015	2	City Council	adopted on third reading	Pass
10/13/2015	2	City Council Workshop	item forwarded
10/6/2015	2	City Council	third reading
10/6/2015	2	City Council	public hearing held
10/6/2015	2	City Council	tabled	Pass
9/15/2015	2	City Council	third reading
9/1/2015	2	City Council	third reading
8/18/2015	2	City Council	second reading
4/21/2015	1	City Council	first reading & referral to the Planning Commission
4/14/2015	1	City Council Workshop	item forwarded

Title
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX D, "ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN STANDARDS", OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AT SECTION III-2b.
Executive Summary: The amendment would generally permit the use of modern or so-called substitute materials on historic structures when repair is not feasible.
Body
Legislative History
The Architectural and Design Standards were adopted in Ordinance No. 99-58 on July 7, 1999. The subject section of the standards was significantly amended in Ordinance No. 05-143 adopted by Council November 16, 2005.
Purpose & Explanation
According to the Architectural and Design Standards the Architectural and Historic Board of Review (AHBR) uses the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Rehabilitation and the National Park Service Preservation Brief 16: The Use of Substitute Materials on Historic Buildings in the review of projects in the Historic District. Several of the relevant standards are quoted here:
1. The removal of historic materials ... that characterize a property shall be avoided.
2. Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible, materials.
3. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property.
In 2005 the City adopted additional standards that clarified the City's interpretation of the standards that required wood or other historic materials in most situations. This is a higher standard than the Secretary of Interior's standards.
At the request of the City and AHBR, Cleveland Restoration Society (CRS) completed a review of the City's design review process and certain standards in early 2014. One of CRS's recommendations was for the City to review its historic materials standards. The AHBR began this review in Oc...