The Historic Register (HR) Overlay is intended to be used in conjunction with any of the city’s underlying base zones to help protect, for present and future generations, significant historic properties that are listed in the Pomeroy Local Historic Register, and that embody and reflect the architectural, cultural, and historical development of the city. It is the further intent of this HR Overlay to ensure that the Pomeroy historic preservation commission is specifically notified of all applications before the director of public works, the city council or the planning commission respecting property within or proximate to properties or districts listed in the Pomeroy Local Historic Register. To fully meet this objective, the Historic Preservation Overlay may include properties that are adjacent to a locally designated historic property.
The Historic Downtown Business District (HD) is intended to be used in conjunction with the base business district zoning to provide guidelines reflect the past architectural, cultural, and historical development of the business district. The city has developed and will continue to develop regulations and guidelines for use and future development of the public spaces in the district and other areas that are not listed historic buildings.
(Ord. 820 § 2, 2005)
“Historic property”
means a real property including a site (historic and archeological), district, object, building, or structure, which is listed in the Pomeroy Local Historic Register, and has been determined to have architectural, cultural, or historical significance according to the criteria set forth in PMC 16.24.450.
“Pomeroy historic preservation commission” or “commission”
is the commission created in PMC 16.24.440 cited as the “Local Review Board”, or “Board” used in Chapter 84.26 RCW and Chapter 254-20 WAC for the special valuation of historic properties.
“Pomeroy Local Historic Register” or “Local Register”
means the list of historically, culturally, or architecturally significant properties (sites, districts, structures, buildings, or objects) that are designated in a local register according to the criteria provided for in PMC 16.24.450.
(Ord. 820 § 2, 2005)
The HR Overlay shall be applied only to those specific historic properties listed in the Pomeroy Local Historic Register, which, because of generally recognized significance to the community, warrant protection against demolition or incompatible alterations, preservation, or enhancement of their historical or architectural characteristics. In addition to the regulatory aspects of this overlay zone, the city will provide information on tax benefits and designation criteria to interested persons upon request per PMC 16.24.400.
(Ord. 820 § 2, 2005)
As provided by PMC 16.24.400, and notwithstanding any uses otherwise permitted under an applicable base zone classification, no historic property listed in the Pomeroy Local Historic Register may be altered, demolished, or removed, and no new construction permitted within a locally designated historic district or on an individually listed tax lot until a certificate of appropriateness has been issued for such activity by the historic preservation commission.
(Ord. 820 § 2, 2005)
The Pomeroy Downtown Historic District shall be designated on zoning maps as a Historic District overlay (HD), however, within this zone properties listed on the Local Register shall also be designated as such and shall meet zoning requirements of both overlays.
(Ord. 820 § 2, 2005)
All new development and/or reconstruction in the Pomeroy Downtown Historic District shall be of a design, style, and construction of the type found in the other historic buildings within the district, continuing the character of the 1900-1935 development and following the guidelines in the Pomeroy Community Revitalization Design Guidelines. Plans shall be approved by the Pomeroy historic preservation commission before issuance of a building permit.
Awnings and canopies must fall within the guidelines in the Pomeroy Community Revitalization Design Guidelines and be approved by the Pomeroy historic preservation commission before issuance of a building permit.
Signs shall meet the requirements of historic signs as specified in PMC 16.28, Signs.
Any benches, trash containers, or other decorative or utilitarian objects placed on the sidewalks or other street rights-of-way of the Historic District shall meet said Design Guidelines. Consultation with the Pomeroy historic preservation commission is recommended for HD areas and required for HR areas. The city may remove any such items not meeting the guidelines.
(Ord. 820 § 2, 2005)