For the purpose of this title, and the interpretation and enforcement thereof, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, unless the context of the sentence in which they are used shall indicate otherwise:
ADDITION: Any act or process that changes the exterior architectural appearance of a structure or building by adding to, joining with, or increasing the size or capacity of the structure or building.
ALTERATION: Any act or process, other than demolition, that changes the exterior architectural appearance of a landmark, historic district or any structure, building, or site designated as historic, including, without limitation, the erection, construction, reconstruction, addition, repair, rehabilitation, renovation, removal, restoration, or relocation of any structure or building. Repainting all or any portion of the exterior of a structure or building with paint of the same kind, color and texture is not an alteration for the purposes of this title.
AREA: A specific geographic division of the village.
BUILDING: A structure having a roof that is supported by columns or walls for the shelter, support, or enclosure of persons, animals, or chattels.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS: A certificate issued by the commission approving plans for the addition, alteration, construction, removal, or demolition of a landmark or structure, building, or site within a designated historic district.
COMMISSION: The Forest Park historic preservation commission.
COMMISSIONERS: Members of the Forest Park historic preservation commission.
CONSTRUCTION: The act of adding an addition to, reconstructing, or otherwise altering an existing structure or building, or the act of erecting a new principal or accessory structure or building on a lot or property.
DEMOLITION: Any act or process that destroys, in part or in whole, a landmark, historic district or a site.
DESIGN GUIDELINES: The standards of appropriate activity that will preserve the historic and architectural character of a structure or area.
DRAWING: Illustrations of any kind; or renderings such as those used before the development of or in place of photographs as records; not limited to architectural renderings.
EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL APPEARANCE: The architectural character, general composition, and general arrangement of the exterior of a structure, building, or site, including, without limitation, the kind, color, and texture of the building material and the type, design, and character of all windows, doors, light fixtures, signs, and appurtenant elements.
HISTORIC DISTRICT: An area designated as a historic district by ordinance of the village council that may contain, within definable geographic boundaries, one or more landmarks and which may have within its boundaries other structures, buildings, or sites that, while not of such historic and/or architectural significance to be designated as landmarks, nevertheless contribute to the overall visual characteristics of the landmark or landmarks located within the historic district.
LANDMARK: Any building, structure, or site designated as a landmark by ordinance of the village council, pursuant to procedures prescribed herein, that is worthy of rehabilitation, restoration, and preservation because of its historic and/or architectural significance to the village.
OWNER OF RECORD: The person, corporation, or other legal entity listed as the holder of legal title on the records of the recorder of deeds of Cook County. If a site has more than one owner of record, and action by the owner of record is required by this title, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that action has been taken by the owner of record where the written consent of a majority of the owners of record for that site is submitted.
REHABILITATION: The process of returning a structure, building, or site to a state of utility through repair, construction, or alteration, that makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions and features of the property which are significant to its historic and architectural values.
RELOCATION: The process of moving a structure or building on its site or to another site.
REMOVAL: See definition of Relocation.
REPAIR: Any change that does not require a building permit that is not construction, relocation, or alteration.
RESTORATION: The process of restoring, repairing, or reconstructing a property through repair, construction, or alteration, to a former or original condition that enhances those portions and features of the property that are significant to its historic and architectural values.
SITE: A single lot or parcel of property. For the purpose of determining any action by an owner of record pursuant to this title, site also includes a "lot", as that term is defined in the Forest Park zoning code.
STRUCTURE: Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires permanent or temporary location on or in the ground or attached to something having a permanent location on or in the ground. (Ord. O-1-06, 1-9-2006; amd. Ord. O-21-08, 5-27-2008)