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| 2021-01-28 12:37:21 | THIS PROJECT HAS TWO AVENUES TO PROCEED: |
| | OPTION A: |
| | 1. A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS (COA) APPLICATION |
| | IS REQUIRED FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE NORTHWEST |
| | HISTORIC DISTRICT. PLEASE EMAIL STAFF AT |
| | [email protected] TO REQUEST A COPY OF THE |
| | APPLICATION. INCLUDE ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS REQUIRED |
| | UNDER ?NEW CONSTRUCTION?. THE NEXT APPLICATION DEADLINE |
| | IS FEBRUARY 17, 2021 FOR THE MARCH 23, 2021 HISTORIC |
| | PRESERVATION BOARD MEETING. |
| | |
| | THE APPLICATION FEE IS $350.00 + $0.01 PER SQUARE FOOT. |
| | STAFF RECOMMENDS ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING COMMENTS |
| | BEFORE SUBMITTING A COA APPLICATION. ADDITIONAL |
| | COMMENTS DURING STAFF?S REPORT OR BY THE HISTORIC |
| | PRESERVATION MAY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO A PERMIT |
| | BEING ISSUED. |
| | |
| | 1. THE TOTAL FLOOR AREA OF ALL ROOFED ACCESSORY |
| | BUILDINGS ON A PROPERTY SHALL NOT EXCEED 75 PERCENT OF |
| | THE GROSS FLOOR AREA OF THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE WITH A |
| | MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA OF 1,000 SQUARE FEET. (SEC. |
| | 94-304(B)(1)). SEE SEC. 94-86 FOR HISTORIC RESIDENTIAL |
| | DISTRICT DEFINITIONS FOR HOW TO CALCULATE LOT COVERAGE. |
| | 2. REVISE ALL WINDOWS TO BE A SASH WINDOW WITH |
| | TRADITIONAL WINDOW OPENINGS. |
| | 3. REVISE ALL DOOR OPENINGS TO BE A TRADITIONAL SINGLE |
| | OR PAIRED FRENCH DOOR. |
| | 4. REVISE RAILINGS TO BE VERTICAL TO EMPHASIZE A |
| | TRADITIONAL RAILING. |
| | 5. REVISE STUCCO EXTERIOR TO HAVE SIDING. THE SIDING |
| | MAY BE WOOD, BORAL TRUEXTERIOR, OR HARDIEBOARD SMOOTH |
| | IN A CHANNEL BEVEL PROFILE TO MATCH THE PREVIOUS |
| | CONTRIBUTING ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. |
| | 6. REVISE ALL WINDOW FRAMES TO HAVE WHITE FRAMES AND |
| | CLEAR GLASS OR CLEAR GLASS WITH LOW-E COATING. |
| | 7. REVISE THE FRONT PORCH POST TO BE WOOD OR WOOD |
| | ALTERNATE PRODUCT SUCH AS TREX. |
| | 8. REVISE THE REAR PORCH TO HAVE A WOOD LIKE MASSING |
| | FOR THE COLUMNS. |
| | 9. INDICATE ROOFING MATERIAL. |
| | |
| | OPTION B: |
| | |
| | STAFF RECOMMENDS THIS OPTION. |
| | |
| | REVISE THE PLANS TO BUILD A MODIFIED RECONSTRUCTION OF |
| | THE STRUCTURE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY CONTRIBUTING. A |
| | MODIFIED RECONSTRUCTION MAY BE BUILT WITH CMU BLOCKS |
| | AND HAVE SIDING WITH BORAL TRUEXTERIOR OR HARDIEBOARD |
| | SMOOTH. THE ENTIRE FRONT PORCH MAY BE A WOOD ALTERNATE |
| | PRODUCT SUCH AS TREX. |
| | |
| | IF THIS APPROACH IS SELECTED, STAFF WILL SUPPORT AN AD |
| | VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION. THE AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION |
| | PROGRAM: |
| | THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH AND PALM BEACH COUNTY HAVE |
| | PASSED PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT EXEMPTION ORDINANCES, |
| | WHICH AUTHORIZE GRANTING AN EXEMPTION FROM INCREASES TO |
| | AD VALOREM TAXES FOR QUALIFIED IMPROVEMENTS TO |
| | PROPERTIES LISTED IN THE WEST PALM BEACH REGISTER OF |
| | HISTORIC PLACES. THIS EXEMPTION DOES NOT APPLY TO |
| | ASSESSED LAND VALUE, ONLY TO THE VALUE OF THE |
| | IMPROVEMENTS. |
| | |
| | THE CITY AND THE COUNTY WILL PROCESS THE APPLICATION |
| | FOLLOWING MUTUALLY ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES THROUGH BOTH |
| | THE CITY AND COUNTY COMMISSIONS. ONCE THE HISTORIC |
| | PRESERVATION BOARD HAS APPROVED THE WORK, THE OWNER HAS |
| | TWO (2) YEARS TO COMPLETE THE IMPROVEMENTS. |
| | |
| | THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AN ABATEMENT OF TAX INCREASES ON |
| | THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PROPERTY FOR A TEN (10) YEAR |
| | PERIOD. THE ABATEMENT IS CONVEYED THROUGH A COVENANT |
| | THAT ACCOMPANIES THE DEED OF THE PROPERTY AND MAY BE |
| | TRANSFERRED TO FUTURE OWNERS DURING THE ABATEMENT TIME |
| | PERIOD. |
| | |
| | A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS (COA) APPLICATION WILL |
| | BE REQUIRED IN ADDITION TO AN AD VALOREM |
| | PRECONSTRUCTION APPLICATION. ALL MATERIALS REQUIRED |
| | UNDER THE ?AD VALOREM TAX EXEMPTION? WILL BE REQUIRED |
| | IN ADDITION TO ROOF PLAN, SECTIONS, PROJECT DATA TABLE, |
| | AND NOTIFICATION. THE APPLICATION FEE IS $250.00. THE |
| | NEXT APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 17, 2021 FOR THE |
| | MARCH 23, 2021 HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD MEETING. |
| | |
| | AN AD VALOREM APPLICATION CAN BE COMBINED FOR ONE (1) |
| | APPLICATION FOR BOTH STRUCTURES ON THE PROPERTY ONLY IF |
| | DOING THE MODIFIED RECONSTRUCTION OPTION. IF NOT, A |
| | SEPARATE APPLICATION WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE NEW |
| | CONSTRUCTION ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AND THE AD VALOREM TAX |
| | EXEMPTION ON THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE. |
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| | AARON BORNGRABER |
| | HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER | DEVELOPMENT SERVICES |
| | PLANNING DIVISION |
| | [email protected] | OFFICE: 561.822.1428 | TTY: |
| | 800.955.8771 |
| | 401 CLEMATIS STREET | P.O BOX 3147 | WEST PALM BEACH, |
| | FL 33402 |
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