tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19665995.post-1157981020891370882006-09-11T09:22:00.000-04:002006-09-11T09:24:08.886-04:00Design guidelines for historic districts and landmarks<br /><br />(a) Identification of design guidelines. Concurrent with, or immediately following, the designation of any historic district or landmark, the historic preservation commission shall recommend to the mayor and commission a set of "Design Guidelines" appropriate to the district or landmark. The guidelines are intended to identify the characteristic features of the designation that will be used in determining the compatibility of new construction or alterations of size, location, materials, style, rhythm, and any other quality deemed by the historicpreservation commission to contribute to the character of the historic property. <br /><br />(b) Procedure for adoption of design guidelines. The historic preservation commission must draft and recommend the proposed design guidelines to the mayor and commission at a public hearing. Adoption of the guidelines by mayor and commission may only be considered after the historic preservation commission's recommendation and following a public hearing as follows: The historic preservation commission and the mayor and commission shall hold a public hearing on the adoption of the design guidelines. Notice of the hearing shall be published in at least three consecutive issues in the legal organ and/or in a newspaper of general circulation within Athens-Clarke County. All such notices shall be published not less than ten nor more than 20 days prior to the date set for the public hearing. <br /><br />(c) Concurrent action. The historic preservation commission may recommend, and the mayor and commission may consider and adopt, the design guidelines at the same public hearing and/or meeting as the designation of the corresponding historic district or landmark. The legal notices for the guidelines and designated area may be combined into one notice if the hearings are to be combined.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Athens Georgia Real Estate</div>Burton Real Estate & Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08818859657451845676noreply@blogger.com