The following documentation is required for application:
A. 
General information describing or outlining the existing conditions including buildings and landscaping of the existing site as well as a list of abutters.
B. 
The application shall include a record set, to be retained by the Commission, of drawings, sketches and other pertinent documents as necessary to adequately describe the building, renovation, addition or other changes to structures or sites. Documents shall include:
(1) 
A site plan, drawn to scale, showing the relationship of new work to existing proposed plantings, walks, drives, structures, public ways, property lines and major landscape features and other items included but not limited to those in § 285-26.
(2) 
Plans and all elevations, drawn to scale, showing the architectural features of the proposed new building, addition or alteration as well as the relationship of the new work to any existing structure; drawings to call out the exterior finish materials, dimensions and accurately depict doors, windows, rooflines, exterior lighting and fixtures and other architectural features and elements.
(3) 
For signs, location to be indicated on a plan or photograph showing relationship to existing or proposed structures, roadways and property lines; a scale drawing of the sign accurately depicting the size and proportions of the sign, showing dimensions, height from grade, colors, text, materials of its visible surfaces, and method of erection or installation, and illumination of sign.
(4) 
Dated photographs showing property before new work commences shall be presented to the Commission. Photographs showing completed work are also required after work has been finished. These photographs will become part of a permanent record of each property in the Historic District and will be added to the Historic District Building Inventory.
(5) 
Photographs used to depict existing conditions shall:
(a) 
Be dated as to when taken.
(b) 
Labeled as to location.
(c) 
Keyed to a sketch showing location of shot and view taken.
(d) 
Will be retained by the Commission as part of the application.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended during codification (upon enactment, adoption information will be inserted here).
All construction, renovation or changes to a building or site shall meet the requirements of Chapter 275, Zoning, Land Development Control Regulations and any applicable state statutes. The design of the building, renovation or change shall complement the natural and man-made environments within the Historic District with the least amount of conflict.
A. 
The Commission will require submittals (i.e., product literature, technical information) of exterior finish materials before final approval.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended during codification (upon enactment, adoption information will be inserted here).
B. 
Color samples of actual exterior finish materials are requested.
Activities requiring approval include but are not limited to activities such as:
A. 
Changing the architectural detail of external walls;
B. 
Replacement or modification of window and door openings, or replacement or modification of windows and doors;
C. 
Installation or removal of porches or fire escapes;
D. 
Modification of roof plane or chimney;
E. 
Alteration of a site, paving, installation or removal of signage, on-site lighting, commercial-style trash receptacles, satellite dishes and other radio receiving antennas or similar activities;
F. 
A change of siding materials;
G. 
Construction, alteration of any stone wall or fencing as required in Article IV;
H. 
Grading, excavation, or removal of stone walls, fences, and trees;
I. 
Construction or reconstruction, removal, moving, demolition, sand blasting or abrasive cleaning of any structure within the Historic District.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended during codification (upon enactment, adoption information will be inserted here).
The following activities do not require approval:
A. 
Interior change or renovation.
B. 
Ordinary maintenance and repair of any architectural feature which does not involve removal or change in design.
C. 
Roofing or reroofing existing structures, provided that material remains the same (e.g., changing three-tab to architectural shingles).
D. 
Screen and storm windows and screen and storm doors, provided that the existing architectural features are not removed, destroyed, or concealed.
E. 
Painting or repainting of buildings or structures:
(1) 
Colors employed shall be consistent with that of the balance of the District and shall be presented in a conventional manner.
(2) 
Unconventional designs, colors, or color combinations are prohibited.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended during codification (upon enactment, adoption information will be inserted here).
Applicants are strongly encouraged to consult the Historic District reference materials located at the Town office building and architectural texts at the Bedford Public Library to discover what is most appropriate to the era and style of their property before planning construction, renovations, changes and painting.