[HISTORY: Adopted by the Historic District Commission of the Town
of Old Lyme 12-3-1973. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The exterior alteration, erection, demolition or relocation of a building
in the Historic District requires a certificate of appropriateness from the
Historic District Commission. An application for such certificate is secured
from and submitted to the office of the Building Official. If the proposed
alterations will appreciably change the exterior appearance of the building,
the Historic District Commission will hold a public hearing before approving
or disapproving such application. However, for general maintenance and repair
and other work not noticeably affecting exterior appearance, the Commission
has authorized the Building Official to issue a certificate of appropriateness
without a public hearing.
Types of work not requiring a public hearing are described in the list
below:
A.
Roofs.
(1)
Complete replacement of existing material with identical
material, or with wood shingles or slate of uniform color.
(2)
Maintenance and repair of existing roofing material involving
no change in the design, scale or appearance of the structure.
(3)
The installation of plumbing vents and the erection of
television aerials.
(4)
Structural repairs which do not alter the exterior appearance
of the building.
(5)
Complete identical replacement of existing roof structures,
such as cupolas, dormers, chimneys, etc., or the repair of the same which
does not alter their exterior appearance.
B.
Walls.
(1)
Complete replacement of existing shingles, clapboards
or other siding with identical material.
(2)
Maintenance and repair of existing shingles, clapboards
or other siding involving no change in the design, scale or appearance of
the structure.
(3)
Exterior painting of existing structures. The Commission
recommends colors harmonious with those currently used in the District.
(4)
Structural repairs which do not alter the exterior appearance
of the building.
