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The Certificate
of Appropriateness (COA) helps maintain the historic character of
the homes in a Historic Preservation District (a district with HP
overlay zoning). The COA is issued to the homeowner by the Tulsa
Preservation Commission (TPC) on projects that may impact the historic
features of you home.
Historic
Preservation District Exemptions and Regulations
The following
do not require a COA:
- Ordinary
maintenance and repair which include the removal, installation,
or replacement of roof covering with like materials; and the application
of any paint color to non-masonary surfaces.
- Interior
remodeling of buildings and structures.
- Construction,
alteration or demolition of portions or parts of buildings, structures,
or sites not visible from adjoining streets.
- Addition
of accessory structures or buildings, such as storage sheds, garages,
decks, patios, fencing, swimming pools, and pool houses that are
not part of the primary structure, as long as they are not located
in front yards.
- Installation
of radio or television antenna.
- General
landscape maintenance and planting or new organic materials.
- Work
required for temporary stabilization of a building or structure
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COA
Application Process
Any other
intended project will require a COA. If you are unsure about the
necessity of a COA, please call the City of Tulsa, Urban Development
Department. (596-2600)
- If work
requires a building permit, the individual submits an application
for building permit to Customer Services in City Hall (First Floor).
- Customer
Services submits an application to the staff of the Tulsa Preservation
Commission for TPC subcommittee review.
- The
TPC subcommittee makes a recommendation to TPC at a regularly
scheduled meeting. The subcommittee can approve, approve with
conditions, or deny the application.
- If the
application is denied, appeals can be submitted to the Board of
Adjustment. Appeals of Demolition are taken to the City Council.
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- Approval
of a COA can be done by the TPC staff when: work involves replacement
of existing elements with like materials and/or the work will
have no material effect on the building or structure.
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