List of Regulated Activities
Any new construction, demolition or removal of, or addition or alteration to, the following is regulated by the HDC with respect to all Local Historic Districts and Local Historic Properties:

• All principal buildings
• All outbuildings, including, but not limited to:
  • Garages
  • Sheds
  • Barns
  • Greenhouses
  • Gazebos
• Architectural elements, including, but not limited to:
  • Doors and entranceways
  • Porches
  • Window frames, sashes, and muntins
  • Storm doors and windows
  • Shutters
  • Architectural trim and ornament
  • Removal/ replacement of siding
  • Removal/replacement of roofing
  • Substantial paint removal to bare surface
  • Exposed foundations
  • Chimneys
  • Dormers
  • Skylights
  • Sunrooms
  • Awnings
  • Exterior lighting fixtures
  • Replacement/ removal of gutters
  • Masonry repair and repointing
  • Fixed exterior air conditioning units
• Site fixtures and structures, including, but not limited to:
  • Driveways
  • Parking areas
  • Walkways
  • Decks
  • Fences and masonry walls
  • Retaining walls
  • Trellises, pergolas and arbors
  • Exterior lighting fixtures
  • Above-ground swimming pools
  • Hot tubs and spas
  • Dumpster enclosures
  • Above-ground storage tanks
  • Fixed playground equipment
• Signs, including, but not limited to:
  • Commercial
  • Multi-family residential
  • Street and traffic signs
• Parking areas, including, but not limited to:
  • Size
  • Location
  • Visibility of cars
  • Paving materials
  • Lighting
• Public right-of-way, including, but not limited to:
  • Paving materials
  • Sidewalks
  • Curbs
  • Retaining walls
  • Guard rails
  • Street lights
  • Utility poles
  • Street and traffic signs
  • Street trees and grates
  • Anchored sidewalk fixtures and furniture
  • Permanent statuary and monuments
  • Free-standing flagpoles
  • Designated scenic roads
• Waterfront structures, including, but not limited to:
  • Wharves
  • Docks
  • Boardwalks
  • Dams
  • Bridges
  • Seawalls and river bulkheads
• Miscellaneous, including, but not limited to:
  • Solar panels
  • Wind powered energy devices
  • Replacement of historic gutters
  • Exterior air conditioning units
  • Exhaust vents
  • Commercial freezers/coolers
  • Satellite dishes and antennae
  • Temporary structures (e.g., tents) in place more than 30 days
  • Removable vending machines

 List of Non-Regulated Activities

The following activities and related construction items are allowed by right and do NOT require application to the Historic District Commission for Certificate of Appropriateness:

• Interior alterations and use
• Routine maintenance and repair that does not reconfigure or remove existing features, but excluding repointing of masonry
• Paint removal that does not damage the structural surface
• Painting and paint color
• Landscape planting
• Temporary signs, e.g.:
  • Real estate sales signs
  • Construction signs
  • Tag sale signs
  • Political signs
• Temporary fixtures and structures, e.g.:
  • Tent structures in place less than 30 days
  • Construction dumpsters
  • Construction trailers
  • Construction toilets
  • Construction security fencing
  • Construction scaffolding
  • Temporary construction utilities
  • Event banners
• Miscellaneous, e.g.:
  
  • Boats
  • US Postal Service approved mail boxes
  • Flag staffs attached to building facades
  • Free-standing flag poles
  • Residential patios and terraces on grade
  • In-ground swimming pools
  • Movable playground equipment
  • Movable site furniture for any use
  • Incidental through-roof plumbing vents