An Architectural Board of Review is hereby created.
Said Board shall consist of five members appointed by the Board of
Trustees to serve for overlapping five-year terms. When possible in
terms of residence requirements, such Board shall have one member
who is a registered architect, one who is a member of the Owego Historical
Society, one who is a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, one who
is a member of the Village Planning Board and one who is a member
of the Real Estate Board or an official of any Village bank.
[Amended 2-6-1978 by L.L. No. 1-1978]
A. Appropriateness. It shall be the function of the Architectural
Board of Review to pass upon the appropriateness of exterior architectural
features of buildings and structures erected, reconstructed, altered,
restored or used in an RA District or the CBA Districts wherever such
exterior features are subject to public view from a public street
or way. "Appropriateness," as used in this section, means that a building
exterior shall reflect the style of the period in which the structure
was originally constructed. It is not the intent that the Architectural
Board of Review shall limit new construction, alteration or repair
within the RA District or CBA District to any one period of architectural
style, but to emphasize compatibility of design and preserve an aesthetic
whole.
[Amended 2-6-1978 by L.L. No. 1-1978]
B. Removal and demolition. A building or structure located
in the RA District or the CBA District which is subject to public
view from a public street or way shall not be removed, altered, demolished
or razed without first obtaining a permit approved by the Architectural
Board of Review.
[Amended 2-6-1978 by L.L. No. 1-1978]
C. Review of plans. All plans, elevations and other information
necessary to determine the appropriateness of the features to be passed
upon, together with a copy of the application for a building permit,
shall be made available to the Board or Superintendent of Public Works.
When a certificate of appropriateness has been
issued, it shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Public Works
to inspect the work as approved by said certificate and make weekly
reports of such inspection to the Architectural Board of Review. The
Superintendent of Public Works shall stop all work if he finds any
violation, and work shall not commence until the Board of Review has
given permission to do so.