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A. Development in the Downtown Historic District Overlay shall comply with the standards of this subsection, in addition to the standards of the adopted Downtown Durham Historic Preservation Plan and the general standards of the Downtown Design District.

B. In the event of a conflict between applicable standards, the following standards shall take precedence in the order listed below:

1. The Downtown Durham Historic Preservation Plan, through approval of an applicable certificate of appropriateness.

2. The standards of this subsection.

3. The standards of the Downtown Design District.

4. All other applicable standards of this Ordinance.

C. Build-to Line

Development in the Historic District Overlay shall conform to established build-to lines. The build-to line requirement shall be:

1. If buildings exist adjacent to the property on either side, the build-to line shall be at or between the two established street façade locations;

2. If an adjacent building exists on only one side of the property, the build-to line shall be within two feet of the existing street façade location; or

3. If no adjacent buildings exist, the corresponding DD sub-district build-to zone shall apply.

4. On corner lots, the standards of this section shall apply for each street façade.

D. Building Step-Backs

Building step-backs shall meet the preservation plan requirements through the issuance of a COA and shall be exempt from the height articulation requirements of paragraph 16.3.3C.1, DD District.

E. Height

1. Maximum height shall be determined by the underlying DD sub-district.

2. The HPC may allow height greater than that of the highest ‘pivotal’ or ‘contributing’ structure (as assigned in the Downtown Durham Historic District Preservation Plan) only by making the following additional findings:

a. The proposed development allows for adequate light, air and open space access to adjacent properties; and

b. Given consideration of the height of structures in the immediate vicinity, the proposed development does not adversely affect the character of the historic district.

3. The HPC may limit height below the maximum allowed in order to find that the proposal is consistent with the adopted Historic Properties Local Review Criteria, as amended.