§ 26C-353. Repairs and maintenance.

Remodeling, ordinary maintenance, and repairs may be made to any legal nonconforming industrial or commercial structures to the extent of twenty percent (20%) of the appraised value of the structure during any calendar year period; provided that foundation work shall be exempt from the twenty percent (20%) calculation. Remodeling, ordinary maintenance, and repairs to any legal nonconforming agricultural or residential structure shall not be limited except as otherwise required by this article or by other provisions of law.

Non-conforming historic structures shall be exempt from the twenty percent (20%) calculation provided that they are either: (1) included in an historic combining district; or (2) are listed as an historic resource in a specific plan or coastal plan; and (3) have been certified to be an historic resource by the Sonoma County Historic Landmarks Commission, or state of California or in the federal register of historic places; and (4) repair or reconstruction is an authentic replica of the original structure.

(Ord. No. 5318 § 1, 2001.)