§ 76-5. Agency approvals.

The Town Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Planning Board, Architectural Board of Review and Building Inspector shall take into consideration the historic significance of any designated New Castle landmark, including consideration of written comments and oral testimony by the Committee submitted to those agencies, prior to granting approvals of applications involving or affecting such a property.

In reviewing such applications, the aforementioned agencies shall consider, to the extent permitted by law, the following:

A. 

Whether any construction, alteration, moving, or demolition of existing properties would be compatible with its historic character, as well as with the surrounding area.

B. 

In applying the principle of compatibility, the aforementioned agencies may consider the following factors:

C. 

The general design, character and appropriateness to the New Castle landmark of any proposed alteration or new construction;

D. 

The scale of the proposed alteration or new construction in relation to the New Castle landmark itself, to surrounding properties, and to the neighborhood;

E. 

Visual compatibility with surrounding properties, including the proportion of the property's front facade and the rhythm of spacing of properties on streets, including setback; and

F. 

The importance of architectural or other features to the historic significance of the property.