Covington, Kentucky Zoning Ordinance - The City of Covington

Article 12 Review ProceduresSection 12.14 Certificates of Appropriateness (Historic)changes. For new construction, all buildings and other siteimprovements must be indicated on the drawings.As used herein, “drawings” mean plot plans, elevations, and/orperspectives drawn at a scale with sufficient detail to show thelocation of improvements on the site (if applicable) and thearchitectural design and exterior appearance of buildings andstructures on the site. These drawings must include thefollowing information:(a) Existing and proposed principal and accessory buildings,including location, dimensions and height;(b) Access points and off-street parking spaces;(c) Driveways, sidewalks, walkways, terraces, and other pavedsurfaces;(d) Accessory structures, including walls, fences, porches,lighting, signs, and other site improvements;(e) Existing and proposed landscape areas and materials, ifproposed to be altered;(f) Proposed materials, textures, and colors, includingsamples of materials or color samples.3. An application for a Certificate of Appropriateness is notconsidered complete until all illustrative material necessary toadequately describe the proposed project has been submitted tothe staff. The Urban Design Review Board may refuse toconsider an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness if itjudges that insufficient information has been provided by theapplicant.12.14.03 staff approvalThe staff of the Urban Design Review Board is hereby authorized to issueCertificates of Appropriateness without review by the Urban Design Review Board,under the following circumstances:A. An application may be approved by the staff only if it is for analteration to an existing structure and the procedures and criteriaoutlined in Sec. 12.14.06A are followed. The application must bedetermined to be consistent with the Covington Historic Area DesignGuidelines as adopted by Ordinance O-89-88 and incorporated hereinat Table of Special Ordinances, Table VI.B. The staff may not approve any application for new construction ordemolition of a structure.C. The staff may refer any project to the Urban Design Review Boardupon which it may otherwise act, due to the complexity of the projector uncertainty as to its consistency with the Covington Historic AreaDesign Guidelines as adopted by Ordinance O-89-88 andincorporated herein at Table of Special Ordinances, Table VI.Covington, KentuckyZoning Ordinance Draft: 6/22/05Page 12-38