Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 110 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 110-37 - HISTORIC PRESERVATION › Subject 110-37-3 - PRELIMINARY AND FINAL CERTIFICATION OF REHABILITATED HISTORIC PROPERTY › Rule 110-37-3-.03 - Standards for Rehabilitation

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The following "Standards for
				Rehabilitation" are used to determine if a rehabilitation project of a
				certified historic property qualifies as a certified rehabilitation for
				certification. The Standards shall be applied taking into consideration the
				economic and technical feasibility of each project; in the final analysis,
				however, to be certified, the rehabilitation project must be consistent with
				the historic character of the structure(s) and, where applicable, the district
				in which it is located.
(a) A property shall
				be used or be placed in a new use that requires minimal change to the defining
				characteristics of the building and its site and environment.
(b) The historic character of a property
				shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic materials or
				alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property shall be
				avoided.
(c) Each property shall be
				recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that
				create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural
				features or architectural elements from other buildings, shall not be
				undertaken.
(d) Most properties
				change over time; those changes that have acquired historic significance in
				their own right shall be retained and preserved.
(e) Distinctive features, finishes, and
				construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a
				historic property shall be preserved.
(f) Deteriorated historic features shall be
				repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires
				replacement of a distinctive feature, the new feature shall match the old in
				design, color, texture, and other visual qualities and, where possible,
				materials. Replacement of missing features shall be substantiated by
				documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence.
(g) Chemical or physical treatments, such as
				sandblasting, that cause damage to historic materials shall not be used. The
				surface cleaning of structures, if appropriate, shall be undertaken using the
				gentlest means possible.
(h)
				Significant archeological resources affected by a project shall be protected
				and preserved. If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures shall
				be undertaken.
(i) New additions,
				exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic
				materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated
				from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and
				architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and
				its environment.
(j) New additions
				and adjacent or related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner
				that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic
				property and its environment would be unimpaired.