Allenhurst City Zoning Code
§ 26-11.4
Purposes and Intent.
[Ord. No. 2003-05, § 004]
a.
Purposes of the Historic Preservation Ordinance. The "HPO" has the following general purposes:
1.
To provide a means to preserve the visual sense of the past of Allenhurst, as reflected in its architecture.
2.
To maintain an appropriate and harmonious application of architectural styles befitting and complementary to the architecturally significant buildings within the Borough of Allenhurst.
3.
To stabilize and improve property values.
4.
To foster civic beauty and neighborhood pride.
5.
To encourage private investment in existing or new buildings in a manner that preserves, restores, repairs, or is compatible with the original architectural style characteristic within the District.
6.
To encourage preservation of the visual sense of the past in a manner that minimizes hardships on residents of the District.
b.
Intent of the Historic Preservation Ordinance. It is the intent of this section to establish the circumstances, conditions and procedures to obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness, as hereinafter defined, from the Planning Board as it pertains to exterior architectural features, applications for permits from the Construction Official or applications for development of properties in the "District." No building permit, where such is required, shall be issued unless a Certificate of Appropriateness shall have been previously issued by the Planning Board, pursuant to this section, except in the case of an ordinary repair, emergency repair or where no change to a major architectural element is proposed.