For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context indicates or requires a different meaning. Words in the present tense include the future tense. The singular number includes the plural, and the plural, the singular. The word "shall" is always mandatory. The word "person" includes a firm, a partnership, a limited liability company, or a corporation, as well as an individual. Terms not defined in this section shall have the meanings customarily assigned to them.
ACCESSORY BUILDING. A building that is located on the same property as the primary building but that is clearly subordinate to and serving the primary building or use.
ADDITION. New construction added to an existing building or structure.
ALTERATION. A material or color change of the external architectural features of any building, structure, or site within a local historic district.
APPURTENANCE. Any accessory or subordinate building, object, or structure located on the grounds of a historic building or in a local historic district.
BUILDING. A structure having a roof supported by columns or walls designed, built or used for the enclosure, shelter or protection of people, animals, or property.
CITY. The City of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS. A certificate issued by staff of the Historic Preservation Commission stating that any proposed exterior change to a locally designated property complies with the provisions of this chapter and has been approved by the Commission.
CHARACTER. The qualities or attributes of any building, structure, site, object, street, landscape or district.
CLASSIFICATIONS. Local historic district properties shall be classified in one of the following categories upon designation by the Commission.
(1) OUTSTANDING "O". The "O" classification means that the property has sufficient historic or architectural significance that is listed, or is eligible for individual listing, in the National Register of Historic Places. Outstanding resources can be of local, state, or national importance.
(2) NOTABLE "N". A classification of "N" means that the property does not merit the outstanding rating, but it is still above average in its importance. A notable property may be eligible for the National Register.
(3) CONTRIBUTING "C". A "C" classification means the property is at least 40 years
old, but does not meet the criteria for an "O" or "N" classification. Such resources are important to the density or continuity of the area's historic fabric. Contributing properties can be listed in the National Register only as part of a multi-property historic district.
(4) NON-CONTRIBUTING "NC". Property classified as "NC" is not included in an inventory unless it is located within the boundaries of a multi-property historic district. Such properties may be less than 50 years old, or they may be older properties that have been altered in such a way that they have lost their historic character, or they may be otherwise incompatible with their historic surroundings. These properties are not eligible for listing in the National Register.
COMMISSION. City of Fort Wayne Historic Preservation Commission.
CONSERVATION DISTRICT. A designation that focuses on maintaining those basic features that give an area an identifiable character but does not focus on specific details. Conservation districts can be used to protect neighborhoods or districts that have a distinct architectural or historic character but may not qualify for local historic district status due to loss of integrity or incompatible new development. Conservation of existing identifiable character is achieved by regulating new construction, additions to existing buildings, and demolition.
CONSPICUOUS. Obvious or visible.
DEMOLITION. The complete or substantial removal of any building, structure, or site.
INTEGRITY. The authenticity of a property's historic identity evidenced by the survival of physical characteristics.
INTERESTED PARTY. Means one of the following:
(1) The Mayor of the City of Fort Wayne.
(2) The City of Fort Wayne Common Council.
(3) The Fort Wayne City Plan Commission.
(4) A neighborhood association officially recognized by the city, whether incorporated or unincorporated, a majority of whose members are residents of a local historic district designated by an ordinance adopted under this chapter.
(5) An owner or occupant of property located in a focal historic district established by an ordinance adopted under this chapter.
(6) Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, Inc., or any of its successors.
(7) ARCH, Inc., or any of its successors.
(8) The state historic preservation officer designated under 1.C. 14-3-3.4-10.
(9) City of Fort Wayne Division of Community Development.
(10) City of Fort Wayne Neighborhood Code Enforcement.
INTERIM PROTECTION. A temporary protection given to a property that prevents demolition or other exterior change, while said property is being considered for local historic designation.
LANDSCAPE. The totality of the built or human-influenced habitat experienced in one place. Dominant features are topography, plant cover, buildings, or other structures and their patterns.
LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT. A single building, structure, object, landscape, or site or a concentration of buildings, structures, objects, landscapes, or sites, the boundaries of which are described or delineated on a map approved in an ordinance adopted under this chapter.
MAJOR MAINTENANCE. Work that involves a conspicuous exterior change for which a certificate of appropriateness is required.
OBJECT. A material thing of functional, aesthetic, cultural, or historical value that may be, by nature or design, moveable, yet related to a specific setting or environment.
PRESERVATION GUIDELINES. Criteria, locally developed, which identify local design concerns in an effort to assist property owners in maintaining the
character of the designated local historic district during the process of major maintenance, rehabilitation or new construction.
PRIMARY AREA. The principal area of historic and/or architectural significance within a local historic district.
PRIMARY BUILDING. The main or principal building on a property.
PROPERTY. A piece of real estate that includes the land and any buildings, structures, objects, and plantings situated upon the land.
PUBLIC VIEW. Area of visibility from a public way.
PUBLIC WAY. A highway, street, avenue, boulevard, esplanade, court, road, lane, alley, sidewalk, or other easement which is open to the general public.
RECONSTRUCTION. The act or process of reassembling, reproducing, or replacing by new construction, the form, detail, and appearance of a property and its setting as it appeared at a particular period of time by means of the removal of later work, by the replacement of missing earlier work, or by reuse of the original materials.
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. Common or ordinary work which involves an inconspicuous exterior change for which no certificate of appropriateness is required.
SECONDARY AREA. An area that is adjacent to a primary area of a local historic district and which has a visual relationship to the primary area and could affect the preservation of the primary area. The purpose of designating a secondary area is to assure its compatibility and harmony with an adjacent, primary area.
SITE. The location of a significant event, a prehistoric or historic occupation or activity, or a building or structure, whether standing, ruined or vanished, where the location itself maintains historical or architectural value regardless of the value of any existing structure.
STAFF. Staff of the City of Fort Wayne Planning Department.
STREETSCAPE. Appearance along a public way, the distinguishing characteristics of which are created by the width of the street and sidewalks, their paving materials and color, the design of the street furniture (e. g., street lights, trash receptacles, benches, etc.) use of plant materials such as trees and shrubs, and the setback, mass, and proportion of those buildings which enclose the street.
STRUCTURE. A non-moveable work made up of interdependent and interrelated parts and a definite pattern of organization.
TEMPORARY. A span of time not exceeding six months.
VIEWSHED. An area of land, water, or other environmental elements that is visible from a fixed vantage point. Viewsheds tend to be areas of particular scenic or historic value that are deemed worthy of preservation against development or other change.
VISUAL COMPATIBILITY. Those elements of design that meet the guidelines set out in § 151.036 of this chapter.
ZONING DISTRICT. Delineated areas within the planning jurisdiction of the city, as shown on the zoning maps for the city, to which the regulations of the city zoning, sign, and subdivision control ordinances apply.
(Ord. G-06-08, passed 6-10-08)