Portland Land Use Code

Citation: Portland Land Use Code
Parent Document: Portland Land Use Code
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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statement of the proposed amendment, Historic Resources Design Manual may include
proposed amended plans, and related descriptions, guidelines, and illustrations of
submittals to the Planning Authority. how the standards of this article will be
B. The Planning Authority is authorized to interpreted. All provisions of the Historic
approve minor amendments under the Resources Design Manual shall be consistent
procedures set forth in Subsection 16.5.7, with the standards of this article.
provided that the proposed amendments: B. Amendments to the Historic Resources Design
1. Are generally consistent with the approved Manual shall be adopted by the Historic
plans, Preservation Board following a public hearing.
2. Meet all the standards for review of The Historic Resources Design Manual shall be
Section 16.6, maintained by the Planning Authority.
3. Do not modify the work such that Historic
Preservation Board review would 16.6.3 Standards for review of alterations to
otherwise be required per Table 16-A, and contributing properties
4. Do not affect any condition or In considering an application involving alterations to
requirement of the Historic Preservation contributing buildings, structures, site, or objects,
Board. the reviewing authority shall approve the
C. Major amendments include changes that application only upon finding that it meets the
exceed the limited criteria for a minor following standards:
amendment under Subsection 16.5.14(B). A. Compatible use. When the use of a property is
Review procedures shall follow those for a being changed, every reasonable effort shall be
Historic Preservation Board review, set forth in made to minimize the alteration of the
Subsection 16.5.8. character-defining features of the building,
structure, object, or site.
16.6 STANDARDS FOR REVIEW OF B. Retain historic features. The distinguishing
APPLICATIONS FOR HISTORIC original qualities or character of the building,
PRESERVATION REVIEW structure, object, or site shall be retained and
16.6.1 Applicability preserved. The removal or alteration of any
The following standards shall be applied in reviewing historic material or distinctive architectural
applications for historic preservation approval. features should be avoided when possible.
When work falls under a set of standards, those C. Historical accuracy. The building, structure,
standards shall apply to the project. Multiple sets of object, or site shall be recognized as a product
standards may apply to a single application of its own time, place, and use. Alterations that
depending on the proposed scope of work. have no historical basis or create a false sense
of historical development, such as adding
16.6.2 Historic Resources Design Manual conjectural features or elements from other
A. The standards of this article are supplemented properties, shall not be undertaken.
by the Historic Resources Design Manual. The CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE | 16-11 HISTORIC PRESERVATION

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