Rules & Law

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• Appeals to City CouncilAppendix G §13 — the only exit from an adverse Commission decision. · Mechanics — Who: any person aggrieved by a Commission decision on a CA or hardship applica
• Certificate of Appropriateness ProcessThe CA is the gate for essentially all exterior work in College Street Historic District . Appendix G §7(a): you may not "alter … any portion of the exterior …
• College Street Preservation Criteria (Ord. 93-58, Exhibit B)These are the binding design rules for your property — adopted as "conditions, regulations and safeguards" of the HL93-01 overlay itself (Ord. 93-58 §1, Nov 16
• Demolition and Economic HardshipDemolition inside the district is the most heavily guarded action in the entire framework (Appendix G §9). No demolition permit issues until the Commission has
• Design Guidelines ManualThe city's full design-guidance manual for the Township and historic districts — the Commission's day-to-day interpretive companion to the binding criteria. Pro
• Governing Framework OverviewYour house sits under four stacked layers of regulation . When they conflict, the most restrictive controls (Appendix G §7(d)(2)g). · Layer 1 — State enabling l
• Grapevine Pattern Book (May 22, 2025)Adopted by Ord. 2025-034 (June 17, 2025) directly into Appendix G §7(d)(2) — compliance is mandatory for all residential properties within the Historic Grapevin
• GTRP Grant Program (Grapevine Township Revitalization Project)Matching-grant program for exterior preservation work within the Historic Grapevine Township — the carrot that pairs with the CA process's stick. Administered t
• Historic Preservation Ordinance (Appendix G)The master statute: Ord. No. 91-73, adopted October 15, 1991 , codified as Appendix G of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances. Amended by Ord. 97-80 (1997), 99-179
• Minor Exterior Alterations (Staff-Level)Appendix G §8 creates a 5-working-day staff fast track for a defined list of small jobs — no Commission hearing, no 4-week agenda deadline. · What qualifies (§8
• Ordinary Maintenance ExemptionAppendix G §6: nothing in the preservation ordinance prevents ordinary maintenance or repair of exterior features. · The definition (all elements required) — Wo
• Penalties and EnforcementThe numbers (Appendix G §§11-12) — Work under a CA must conform to the CA as issued (conditions included); the Director of Community Development inspects period
• Secretary of the Interior's Standards for RehabilitationThe federal yardstick the Commission is required to apply to CA review for HL-overlay properties (Appendix G §7) — which includes every contributing structure i
• Zoning Sec. 28A — "HGT" Historic Grapevine Township District (Appendix D)The zoning district written for the Township's fabric. Purpose: accommodate limited commercial and residential uses in the historically significant original tow
• Zoning Sec. 39 — "H" Historic Landmark Subdistrict (Appendix D)The zoning mechanism that makes preservation rules run with the land . Your district exists because Ord. 93-58 invoked Section 39 to lay HL93-01 across the Coll