What rules apply to a historic home in Sausalito?

Sausalito's code: A certificate of appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission. (Exterior changes, including paint color, to a historical resource, designated local, State or National Register property, or overlay district property, unless exempt.) (§ 10.46.060); A certificate of appropriateness is required. (An interior alteration that has a visual or material impact on the exterior of the building.) (§ 10.46.060).

Historic homes in Sausalito: the local rules

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Changing a historic home	A certificate of appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission. Applies: Exterior changes, including paint color, to a historical resource, designated local, State or National Register property, or overlay district property, unless exempt. § 10.46.060 · code text No person, owner, or other entity shall restore, rehabilitate, alter, develop, construct, demolish, remove, or otherwise change the exterior appearance (including paint color) of: (1) a structure/site officially deemed a historical resource under Public Resources Code Section 21084.1 and Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Section 15064.5; (2) a designated local/State/National Historic Register property; or (3) a property within a historic overlay district without first having undergone review for a certificate of appropriateness by the Historic Preservation Commission unless the work proposed is exempt as follows: A certificate of appropriateness is required. Applies: An interior alteration that has a visual or material impact on the exterior of the building. § 10.46.060 · code text If any proposed interior alteration(s) would result in any visual or material impact to the exterior of the subject building, a certificate of appropriateness shall be required. Interior alterations need no certificate of appropriateness. Applies: Private or public structures, unless the interior is part of the historic designation. § 10.46.060 · code text Interior alterations on a privately owned structure or on a publicly owned structure do not require a certificate of appropriateness unless the interior has been included as part of the historic designation. No certificate of appropriateness needed. Applies: Unsafe or dangerous conditions due to damage from a natural disaster or other causes outside the owner's control. § 10.46.060 · code text Unsafe or dangerous conditions due to damage caused by natural disaster (e.g., flood, earthquake, etc.) or reasons otherwise outside the control of the owner do not require a certificate of appropriateness. Staff may approve an administrative certificate of appropriateness without a Historic Preservation Commission hearing. Applies: Work the Historic Preservation Commission has delegated to the Community Development Department. § 10.46.060 · code text If the Historic Preservation Commission delegates alteration of work to the Department, review for an administrative certificate of appropriateness may be approved without a hearing before the Historic Preservation Commission.
Demolishing an older or historic home	A certificate of appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission before demolishing or removing. Applies: A historical resource, a designated local, State or National Historic Register property, or a historic overlay district property. § 10.46.060 · code text No person, owner, or other entity shall restore, rehabilitate, alter, develop, construct, demolish, remove, or otherwise change the exterior appearance (including paint color) of: (1) a structure/site officially deemed a historical resource under Public Resources Code Section 21084.1 and Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Section 15064.5; (2) a designated local/State/National Historic Register property; or (3) a property within a historic overlay district without first having undergone review for a certificate of appropriateness by the Historic Preservation Commission unless the work proposed is exempt as follows:
Work that needs no review	Ordinary repair and maintenance activities. Applies: Regular, customary or usual care that does not change design, material or appearance. § 10.46.060 · code text Measures shall include ordinary repair and maintenance activities consisting of regular, customary, or usual care of an existing building, structure, object, or site, for the purposes of preserving said property and maintaining it in a safe and sanitary condition, and do not involve a change of design, material, or appearance of the property. Ordinary maintenance and repairs may be approved. Applies: During the 180-day interim protection period after a local historic register designation is started. § 10.46.050 · code text Ordinary maintenance and repairs may be approved.

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