The following definitions shall apply to the District regulations:
(a) "Alteration" means a change in the exterior architectural features of a structure or building which are visible from a public way or from adjoining property or changing the exterior color scheme of a building or structure.
(b) "Uptown Historical Overlay District" and "District" mean the area to which the regulations in Sections 1143.31 through 1143.392, inclusive, apply, the boundaries of which are described in Section 1143.33, and also includes those buildings, structures, properties or sites located in all other areas of the City that have been designated by the National Register of Historic Places as historically or architecturally significant.
(c) "Historically Significant Property" means any structure, whether within or outside the Uptown Historical Overlay District, which is fifty (50) years old and:
(1) Is listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the U.S. Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board as meeting the requirements for individual listing in the National Register of Historic Places; or
(2) Is certified or preliminarily determined by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board to qualify as a registered historic district; or
(3) Is consistent with the criteria used to determine eligibility of Historic Places for the National Register of Historic Places and possesses one or more of the following attributes:
A. Is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of City history; or
B. Is associated with the life of a person significant in the City's past; or
C. Is a structure which:
1. Embodies the distinctive local characteristics of a type, period or method of construction; or
2. Represents the work of a local master; or
3. Possess high artistic values.
(d) "Landscaping" means the design, arrangement, planting or removal of natural scenery including, but necessarily limited to, trees, shrubs, vines, rocks and water; and man-made materials or objects, including but not necessarily limited to, a bicycle rack, fence, fountain, artwork, sculpture, furniture, or machine, over a given tract of land for the purpose of creating the best practical appearance to the land.
(e) "Exterior architectural feature" means the architectural style and general arrangement of the exterior of a building or structure, including the type and texture of building materials, windows, doors, lights, signs and other fixtures attached or appurtenant thereto.
(f) "Ordinary repairs and maintenance" means replacement, maintenance or repair to correct deterioration or damage to a building or structure or any part thereof and to restore fully, or as nearly as may be practicable, to its prior condition.
(g) "Appurtenance" means any object attached in whole or in part to any structure and visible from a public right-of-way, including but not necessarily limited to, a sign, fixture, artwork, trellis, machine or similar objects.
(Ord. 2894. Passed 9-10-15.)