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Nevada City Historical District Ordinance 338 (Uncataloged)(1968, 1985, 1996) (23 pages)
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street to the intersection of said line with the centerline of
Sacramento Street; thence northeasterly along the centerline of
Sacramento Street to the point of beginning.
section 4. PERMITS REQUIRED. It shall be unlawful for any
person (a) to tear down, demolish or remove any building within
the Historical District, or (b) to construct any building
or alter any building as to its exterior appearance,
within said District, or (c) to place, erect, alter or relocate
any sign within said district (except as provided in Section 9
of this ordinance), without first obtaining a permit to do so
in the manner provided in this ordinance; and no such permit
shall be issued except in compliance with the provisions of
this ordinance.
Section 5. DEMOLITION OR REMOVAL OF BUILDINGS. No building of special historical interest or value, or of the Mother
Lode type of architecture, situated within the Historical District
and fronting upon any of the streets or alleys within or bounding
said District, shall be torn down, demolished or removed, unless
such building shall be or become so damaged or dilapidated, whether
from damage by fire or other elements or from natural deterioration,
that it is unusable and cannot reasonably be repaired or restored.
SECTION 6. CONSTRUCTION OR ALTERATION OF BUILDINGS. All
buildings which may hereafter be constructed or altered as to
their exterior appearance, situated within the Historical District
and fronting upon the streets or alleys within or bounding said
District, shall as to their exterior appearance within public
view substantially conform with the Mother Lode type of architecture.
SECTION 7 AS AMENDED
SECTION 7. SIGNS. Except as provided in Sections 8 and 9 of
this ordinance, no sign shall be placed, erected, altered or relocated on any property within the Historical District unless such
sign shall as to its exterior appearance be compatible with the
Mother Lode type of architecture, and unless it shall comply with
all of the following requirements:
(a) No sign shall be allowed except a sign which identifies
or advertises the business conducted on the premises.
(ob) Each sign shall be affixed to a building, except that
where the building is set back from the street to such extent that
a sign affixed te the building would not be within reasonable view
from the street, then a sign need not be so affixed, but may be
located in some other manner as the Planning Commission shall approve.
(c) No sign shall project more than six (6) feet from the face
or vertical surface of the building.
(a) No sign shall project above the eave or parapet line of
tne building.
(e) No single sign shall exceed 24 square feet in area.