Covington, Kentucky Zoning Ordinance - The City of Covington

Article 5 Overlay ZonesSection 5.03 HP-O, Historic Preservation Overlay5.03.06 Special conditionsA. Off-street parking, as set forth in Article 7.B. No alteration or remodeling is permitted that will deface or destroythe general exterior architectural features or design that this chapteris attempting to preserve.C. No demolition of buildings or structures is permitted in this historicpreservation overlay zone unless reviewed and approved by theZoning Administrative Official, the Building Commissioner, and theUrban Design Review Board.D. No construction will be permitted that is incompatible with thebalance of the architectural design in the historical zone.5.03.07 Protective Maintenance RequiredA. All contributing buildings and structures in designated historical areasmust be properly maintained and repaired at the same level requiredelsewhere in the city. Should an owner omit essential maintenanceand repairs, which would eventually result in the building becomingso run down that it would be constitutionally unreasonable for the cityto refuse to allow the owner to demolish the building, the UrbanDesign Review Board must bring this matter to the attention of theBuilding Inspector who must immediately require of the owner oragent protective maintenance and repair to further the economy,health, safety, and general welfare of the city and nothing in thissubchapter will be construed to prevent ordinary maintenance orrepairs of any structures.B. In any case where the Building Inspector determines that there areemergency conditions dangerous to life, health, or property affecting ahistoric structure or area, he or she may order the remedy of theseconditions without the approval of the Urban Design Review Board.The Building Inspector must promptly notify the Chairperson of theUrban Design Review Board of the action being taken.5.03.08 Actions by the City CommissionA. If the City Commission creates a historic overlay zone, its action mustinclude a declaration that the landmarks, buildings, structures, orsites to be preserved are in fact of historical or architecturalsignificance requiring protection against destruction andencroachment; that the designation of individual structures andpremises of substantial public interest and of structures, premises, oruses likely to have an adverse effect must be used as an administrativeguide.B. It is also the intent of this section that the City Commission be lenientin its judgment of plans for new construction or for alteration, repair,or demolition of structures of little historic value not shown onpriority lists, except where such construction, alteration, repair, ordemolition would seriously impair the historic or architectural valueof surrounding structure or the surrounding area. It is not the intentCovington, KentuckyZoning Ordinance Draft: 6/22/05Page 5-7