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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 10. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
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SubTilte 10-C. HISTORIC PRESERVATION |
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Chapter 10-C20. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES |
Section 10-C2000. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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2000.1The Board shall establish standards and guidelines to assist it and the staff in making determinations whether proposed work is compatible with the character of historic properties. The standards and guidelines shall enunciate the Board's policy with respect to various types of work, and shall indicate what types of work are considered to constitute appropriate treatments or adaptations of historic properties.
2000.2Work undertaken in conformity with the Board's standards and guidelines shall be considered consistent with the purposes of the Historic Protection Act.
2000.3Standards and guidelines shall be developed through a process that provides an opportunity for public review and comment. Any standards shall be promulgated as part of these regulations.
2000.4In addition to its own specific standards and guidelines, the Board shall apply commonly accepted standards of historic preservation practice.
2000.5The following terms specifically applicable to this chapter are defined in Chapter 99:
(a)Standards or Board's standards;
(b)Guidelines or Board's guidelines;
(c)Adapt and adaptation;
(d)Compatible;
(e)Incompatible;
(f)Rehabilitation; and
(g)Restoration.