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o 07/12 —New Additions —'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' <br />■ Appropriateness changes over time. <br />■ US Secretary of the Interior states that new work should be differentiated from <br />original and compatible with the massing, size, scale and architectural features to <br />protect the historic integrity of the property. <br />• Reversible: the original structure should be able to revert back its prior <br />condition. <br />• Preserve Historic Materials, Features and Character (of the focus property <br />and its environment. Consider precedents) <br />• Protect Historical Significance — Make visual distinction between the old <br />and the new design <br />• Additions should be subordinate to the parent structure <br />• Typical New Addition Placement <br />o Rear <br />o Side <br />o Rooftop (vertical living spaces) <br />o Dormers <br />• Moral: Through creative and sympathetic design solutions, the sum of the <br />parts can become greater than the whole! <br />o 07/12 — Adopting and Using Demolition by Neglect Ordinances <br />■ Demo by Neglect is destruction by the gradual deterioration through failure to <br />perform maintenance. It may be caused by accidental or intentional behavior. <br />■ It is difficult to control Demolition by Neglect without first developing a Loca�= <br />Ordinance. Effective legislation (local ordinance) will: <br />• Establish Criteria and include the Authority to Act <br />• Satisfy due process requirements within notice and procedure <br />• Provides relief strategies for economic hardship <br />• Outlines an Appeals procedure <br />• Sets forth manner of enforcement; including orders, citations, and <br />timeframes for problem corrections <br />• Establishes preservation authority role in city demolition decisions <br />Other Tools (Carrots and Sticks) <br />• Incentives: low cost loans, tax incentives, grants in exchange for <br />conservation easements, etc... <br />• Penalties, fines and levies <br />• Eminent Domain/Receivership: Acquisition, Restoration, and Active <br />Reuse. Property may be taken, rehabilitated and put back into circulation. <br />• Government Partnerships <br />• Public Partnerships (Neighborhood Associations & Historical Societies) <br />• Case Studies <br />o Galveston, TX <br />o Raleigh, NC (Boylen Heights and Oakwood) <br />■ Municode.com sec 10-6180 through 6186 <br />o Little Rock, AR <br />■ City Tools Act: Permits repair for neglect after notificat= <br />(7,500 cap) <br />9 <br />