Chapter 1A Zoning Code

Sec. 13B.8.5.

l, or denial shall include written findings in support. 7. Time to Act the Director shall render a determination on any certificate of Appropriateness (construction, Addition, Alteration, or reconstruction) within 75 days after the application is deemed complete, unless the applicant and the Director mutually consent in writing to a longer period. 8. Transmittal A copy of the determination shall be mailed to the applicant, the Historic Preservation Board, the cultural Heritage commission , and any other interested parties. No certificate of Appropriateness shall be deemed approved or issued until the appeal period has expired or until any appeal has been resolved. e. Standards for Review and Required Findings in making a determination on a certificate of Appropriateness (construction, Addition, Alteration, or reconstruction), the Director or Area Planning commission (on appeal) shall consider the following: 1. if no Preservation Plan exists, whether the project complies with Standards for rehabilitation approved by the United States Secretary of the interior considering the following factors: a. Architectural design; b. Height, bulk, and massing of buildings and structures; c. lot coverage and orientation of buildings; d. color and texture of surface materials; e. Grading and site development; f. landscaping ; g. changes to natural features; h. Antennas, satellite dishes and solar collectors; i. Off-street parking; j. light fixtures and street furniture; k. Steps, walls, fencing, doors, windows, screens and security grills; Sec. 13B.8.5. (Certificate of Appropriateness (Construction, Addition, Alteration, or Reconstruction)) Last Amended by Ord. No. 188,418, Eff. 01/20/2025, Oper. 01/27/2025 Administration | Article 13 Div. 13B.8. (Historic Preservation) City of Los Angeles Zoning Code Chapter 1A | 13-249 l. Yards and setbacks; m. Signs; and n. Whether the project protects and preserves the historic and architectural qualities and the physical characteristics, which