The following definitions shall apply to the terms used in this Chapter:
(a) "Alter or Alteration" means any material change in the exterior architectural features of a structure or building within a Historic District which are visible from a public way or from adjoining property or changing the exterior color scheme of a building or structure, whether or not such change requires a building permit. Changes to the landscaping are considered alterations only to the extent the features proposed to be changed were relevant to the initial Landmark or Historic District designation of the property.
(b) "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.
(c) "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.
(d) "Historic District" or "District" means any area within a boundary that has been designated as a Historic District and subject to the jurisdiction of the Planning Commission. A Historic District shall consist of contiguous properties within a determined boundary, which may be of a regular or irregular shape.
(e) "Historic significance" means the attributes of a district, site, building or structure that possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association, and that possesses one or more of the following attributes:
(1) Are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or
(2) Are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or
(3) Embody the distinctive local characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, represent the work of a local master or possess high artistic values.
(f) "Historically Significant Property" means any structure, whether within or outside a Historic 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) Has historic significance.
(g) "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.
(h) "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.
(i) "Property" means any plot of land, place, building, structure, work of art, fixture or similar object.
(Ord. 3273. Passed 5-9-24.)