For purposes of Division X, the following definitions apply. Terms not defined can be assumed to go by their commonly construed meaning.
Alteration
. Changes to the exterior of a Landmark or Contributing Resource; minor being that which does not change the existing appearance or material, or which duplicates or restores the affected exterior features and materials, as determined from historic photographs or other evidence of original features or materials; major being that which does change the existing material or appearance. (See section 16.110.080)
Building Code
. State of Oregon Structural Specialty Code (Commercial Code); or state of Oregon One and Two Family Dwelling Code (Residential Code)
Heritage and Landmarks Commission
. An appointed committee of volunteers who are each experts in some aspect of historic preservation and who review all designations, alterations, demolitions and other activities involving historic resources. (See section 16.110.025) (Ord. 1469, 2018)
Certificate of Appropriateness
. An official permit which indicates approval of all proposed alterations, construction, and development affecting designated landmarks or districts. This is in addition to the normal building permit. (see section 16.10.080).
Conflicting Use
. Development or redevelopment planned for a property which may result in demolition, alteration or moving of a Landmark or Contributing Resource.
Corridor
. See Historic Corridor.
Council
. Canby's City Council.
Demolish
. Raze, destroy, dismantle, deface or, in any other manner, cause partial or total destruction of a Contributing Resource or Landmark. (See section 16.110.075)
Design review. Review of proposed alterations subject to the procedures and criteria set forth in section 16.110.080 for compliance with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and additional criteria for consideration established in section 16.110.080.E.
(Ord. 1584, 2022)
Eligible/Contributing. A building, structure, object or site originally constructed within the applicable period of significance that retains and exhibits sufficient integrity (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association) to convey a sense of history. These properties strengthen the historic integrity of an existing or potential historic district. (Ord. 1584, 2022)
Eligible/Significant. A building, structure, object or site originally constructed within the applicable period of significance that retains and exhibits sufficient integrity (location, design, setting, materials, workmanshio, feeling and association) to convey a sense of history. These properties strengthen the historic integrity of an existing or potential historic district and are likely individually eligible for listing in the Local Landmark Registry. (Ord. 1584, 2022)
Exceptional Significance. The quality of historic significance achieved outside the usual norms of age, association or rarity. (Ord. 1584, 2022)
Heritage and Landmarks Commission.
The entity created through and with the responsibilities identified in section 16.110.025. (Ord. 1584, 2022)
Historic Corridor
. A linear shaped grouping of properties, sites, trail, roadway, rail corridor, landscape corridor, or waterway, associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history.
Historic District
. Includes contiguous or non-contiguous districts or corridors. A contiguous district is a geographically defined area composed of structures, sites and objects classified as Landmarks, Contributing Resources and non-contributing resources. A non-contiguous district is a non-geographically related collection of landmark quality structures, sites and objects which have a common builder, style, theme, or other relationship. May be referred to as a district within the ordinance. (See section 16.110.045)
Historic Integrity. The quality of wholeness of historic location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and/or association of a historic resource, as opposed to its physical condition. (Ord. 1584, 2022)
Historic Landmark
. Any building, site, object, or structure and the property surrounding it designated under this division as historically, architecturally, or environmentally significant. May be referred to as landmark within ordinance. (See section 16.110.040)
Historical Protection Overlay Zone
. Specific zoning that is additional to base zone as per section 16.36. The Historical Protection Overlay Zone is applied to each property designated as a Historic Landmark or District, unless the City Council denies such zoning (See section 16.110.045).
Historic Resource
.
A building, structure, object, site, or district that is at least fifty (50) years old or is of exceptional significance and potentially meets the age, integrity, and significance criteria for listing in the Register of Historic Landmarks and Historic Districts or the National Register of Historic Places, but may not necessarily be recorded in the Historic Resource Survey.
(Ord. 1584, 2022)
Historic Resource of Statewide Significance. A building, structure, object, site, or district that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Historic Significance. The physical association of a building, structure, site, object, or district with historic events, trends, persons, architecture, or method of construction, or; that have yielded or may yield information important in prehistory or history. (Ord. 1584, 2022)
Inventory of Historic Resources. The record of buildings, structures, objects and sites recorded in the Oregon Historic Sites Database within the City of Canby, used to identify historic resources. (Ord. 1584, 2022)
Moving
.
Relocating a historic resource from its original location noted in the Record of Designation.
(Ord. 1584, 2022)
National Register of Historic Places. The nation’s official list of buildings, structures, sites, objects, and districts important in the nation’s history and maintained by the National Park Service in Washington, D.C., and hereinafter referred to as the “National Register.” Historic resources listed in the National Register are referred to as “Historic Resources of Statewide Significance” in Oregon Revised Statutes. (Ord. 1584, 2022)
Non-compatible . An alteration that is not compliant with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation.
(Ord. 1584, 2022)
Non-contiguous District . see Historic District.
Non-contributing Resource . A building, structure, object, or site originally constructed within the applicable period of significance that does not retain or exhibit sufficient integrity (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association) to convey a sense of history. These properties do not strengthen the historic integrity of an existing or potential historic district in their current condition.
(Ord. 1584, 2022)
Not in Period. A building, structure, object or site that was originally constructed outside the applicable period of significance. (Ord. 1584, 2022)
Planning Director . Person holding the position of Planning Director for the City of Canby, or their designated representative. (Ord. 905, 1994; Ord. 1061, 2000) The city official responsible for the administration of this ordinance.
(Ord. 1584, 2022)
Object.
A construction that is largely artistic in nature or is relatively small in scale and simply constructed in comparison to buildings or structures, including a fountain, sculpture, monument or milepost, etc. (Ord. 1584, 2022)
Ordinary Maintenance.
Activities that do not remove materials or alter qualities that make a historic resource eligible for listing the Local Landmark Register, including cleaning, painting (when color is not specifically noted in the Landmark’s Record of Designation), and a limited replacement of siding, trim and window components when such material is beyond repair and where the new piece is of the same size, dimension, material and finish as that of the original historic material. Excluded from this definition is the replacement of an entire window or sash or more than twenty (20) percent of the siding or trim on any one side of a Landmark at any one time within one (1) calendar year. (Ord. 1584, 2022)
Period of Significance.
The time period, from one to several years or decades, during which a Landmark was associated with an important historic event(s), trend(s), person(s), architecture, or method(s) of construction. A Landmark may have more than one period of significance to encompass multiple historic associations. (Ord. 1584, 2022)
Record of Designation.
The official document created by the Heritage and Landmarks Commission that describes how a Landmark meets the criteria for listing in the City of Canby Register of Historic Landmarks and Historic Districts. (Ord. 1584, 2022)
Register of Historic Landmarks and Historic Districts. The list of historic resources officially recognized by the City of Canby as important to in its history and afforded the protection under this Ordinance. The register is administered by the Heritage and Landmarks Commission per section 16.110.040 consisting of all properties so designated by the City Council. (Ord. 1584, 2022)
Rehabilitation.
The process of returning a Landmark to a state of utility through repair or alteration, which makes possible an efficient use while preserving those portions and features of the Landmark and its site that convey its historic significance. (Ord. 1584, 2022)
Site.
The location of a significant event, prehistoric or historic occupation or activity, or a building or structure, whether standing, ruined, or vanished, where the location itself possesses historic, cultural, or archeological value regardless of any existing building, structure, or object. (Ord. 1584, 2022)
Structure. A functional construction made usually for purposes other than creating human shelter, such as an aircraft, bridge, fence, dam, tunnel, etc. (Ord. 1584, 2022)
Streetscape. The physical parts and aesthetic qualities of a public right-of-way, including the roadway, gutter, tree, lawn, sidewalk, retaining walls, landscaping and building setback. (Ord. 1584, 2022)