Section 10-C2001. PURPOSE AND USE

 

2001.1The Board's design and construction standards are intended to promote the clear understanding and use of responsible historic preservation methods and practices. They are not intended as rigid and unyielding rules for all situations, but rather as a general means of promoting equity of treatment among applicants and consistency to the directions given by the Board and staff.

 

2001.2The Board's standards shall be used with discretion, considering the context in which they are applied. Their application shall involve a careful assessment of the characteristics of affected historic properties, the nature of the proposed project, and other practical considerations.

 

(a)Pertinent considerations about the historic property include its relative importance, nature of significance, condition, and degree of material integrity.

 

(b)Pertinent conditions about the project include the extent of its impact, its degree of reversibility, allowable development rights, and related practical or regulatory constraints.

 

(c)Pertinent considerations about the relationship of a project to a historic district include its compatibility with its immediate context and not merely its consistency with conditions found elsewhere in the historic district.

 

2001.3The burden shall be on an applicant to show that an exception to the normal rule in the Board's standards is appropriate.

 

source

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 7447 (July 30, 2004).