NAC384.170. Certificates of appropriateness: Principles considered by commission.

     1. Preservation is the first responsibility of the commission, and preservation is preferred to restoration.

     2. Architectural integrity is preferable to synthetic style.

     3. Change should be considered in relation to the remainder of the building and its neighboring structures.

     4. Change to authentic is desirable.

     5. In all new building plans, extreme care should be observed. Each new building should be worthy of the area and a pride to the neighborhood. Since all new construction aims to capitalize on the merits of the historic background of the district, it should also contribute its share of quality, character and desirability.

     6. Economic consideration should have little effect on the commission’s judgment insofar as permitting cheaper means of construction, decoration, and fabrication.

     7. Imitations of old styles and fake architecture are not desirable. It is more important that new construction be in scale with older structures and not detrimental to buildings with historic and architectural worth.

     [Virginia City Hist. Dist. Comm’n, Art. XII, eff. 10-13-72]