Indiana Administrative Code › Title 925 - MERIDIAN STREET PRESERVATION COMMISSION › Article 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Rule 4 - Certificate of Appropriateness › Section 4-1 - Certificate of appropriateness required; exceptions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  36-7-11.2-27
Affected: IC
				  36-7-11.2-61
Sec. 1.
A certificate of appropriateness from the commission
				  is required prior to the construction, reconstruction, alteration, or
				  demolition of any structure or feature on any Meridian Street property, except
				  that no certificate shall be required for the following:
(1) Normal repair and maintenance work
				consonant with proper upkeep of the property and which does not alter original
				materials, patterns, dimensions, location, style, size, and type.
(2) Interior decoration, interior remodeling,
				and interior renovation not involving a change in the use of the
				property.
(3) Removal of chain-link
				fences.
(4) Installation or removal
				(except for healthy trees) of plant materials, provided they were not required
				in a previously issued certificate of appropriateness.
(5) Installation of low borders on planting
				beds.
(6) Installation of ground
				lighting in back yards.
(7) Facade
				illumination that illuminates only the subject property.
(8) Security lights mounted on buildings or
				installed by Indianapolis Power and Light on existing utility poles at the rear
				of properties that are deflected light sources and not visible from the
				street.
(9) Incandescent wall or
				ceiling mounted light fixtures at the rear entrances of a building.
(10) Fixtures in the public right-of-way
				placed there by governmental agencies, such as mail collection boxes and
				traffic regulation devices.
(11)
				Temporary accessory items in rear yards, including garden furniture, children's
				play equipment, and small doghouses.
(12) Reroofing of any roof surface, provided
				that any new materials match those of the previous in composition, size, shape,
				color, and texture.
(13) Alteration
				of any flat roof when no change is visible from the ground.
(14) Repointing of mortar joints with mortar
				matching in composition, color, and texture to the original.
(15) Replacement of deteriorated wood siding
				or trim if less than five percent (5%) of any facade and if replacement wood
				matches the original exactly.
(16)
				Removal of siding made of aluminum, vinyl, particle board, asphalt, asbestos,
				plywood, hardboard, or synthetic masonry.
(17) Installation of interior storm windows
				and interior stained glass.
(18)
				Replacement of missing or broken glass with new glass to match the
				previous.
(19) Installation of
				visually unobtrusive exterior storm windows and doors provided no alterations
				are made to the opening and they are not attached to, or cover, any exterior
				trim.
(20) Repainting with
				appropriate colors for the historic architectural styles represented in the
				area.
(21) Window air conditioning
				units requiring no alteration to the window or opening and on a nonprimary
				facade.
(22) Air conditioning
				equipment and meter boxes on the rear of a house and not visible from the
				street.
(23) HVAC and utility
				equipment on roofs if not visible from the front of the property at street
				level.
(24) Burial of electric,
				telephone, and television cable requiring no new utility poles.
(25) Aboveground installation of utility
				cables at the rear of the structure when underground service is not
				available.
(26) Exterior
				surface-mounted vents, such as those for dryers, heaters, bathrooms, and
				kitchens, if no larger than one (1) square foot and not visible from the
				street.
(27) Replacement of any
				utility pole with one (1) of matching materials and of equal or lesser height
				and for the same use.