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EXHIBIT A Prepared February 23, 1998 0 CHARLOTTESVILLE Historic Districts Design Review Guidelines DEMOLITION AND MOVING Historic buildings are irreplaceable community assets and once they are gone, they are gone forever. With each successive demolition or removal, the integrity of a historic district is further eroded. Therefore, the demolition or moving of any "protected property" as described in City Code 04-566, et seg., hereinafter the City's "Historic Preservation Ordinance", should be considered very carefully before approval is given. Charlottesville's Zoning Historic Preservation Ordinance contains provisions that restrict the property owner's right to demolish or remove such "protected buildings properties." defiaed-in outside these distriets�. The following review crieria forrg anon or r denying a request for demolition or removal should be used for mny protected (eauteibuting) buildings that are properties designated as such by the Citv's Historic Preservation Ordinance. including those in the West Main Street Design Control - _ _ .rrrveer kup M. In addition,, The West Main Street esrrider Design District buildings have been classified as "contributing" or "noncontributing". These categories are shown on the map found in Chapter 1, "Before Yatt Begin lk)ttr ." of the BAR's Design Guidelines and defined in more detail in that chapter. Plans to demolish or remove a protected property must be approved by the BAR or, on appeal, by the City Council after consultation with the BAR. Upon receipt of an application for demolition or removal of a structure, the BAR has 60 days to either approve or deny the request. If the request is denied and the owner appeals to the City Council, the Council can either approve • the request or find that the structure is of such historic, architectural, or cultural significance that Charlottesville Historic District Design Guidelines: Demolition and Moving 1