As used in this chapter, these words have the following meanings:
ALTERATION. Any change or modification, through public or private action, to the character-defining or significant physical features of properties affected by this chapter. Such changes may include, but are not limited to, changes to or modification of structure, architectural details, or visual characteristics, grading, the addition of new structures, cutting or removal of trees, other alteration of natural features, disturbance of archeological sites or areas, and the placement or removal of any significant objects affecting the significant visual and/or historical qualities of the property.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS. Certificate issued by the Historic Preservation Commission approving plans, specifications, statements of work, and any other approvals which are reasonably required by the Commission to make a decision on any proposed alteration, restoration, rehabilitation, construction, removal, relocation, or demolition, in whole or in part, of or to an Historic Landmark , or to a contributor within an Historic District.
CERTIFICATE OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. A certificate authorizing work described in the accompanying certificate of appropriateness granted by the Commission because of extreme financial impact or adversity and in accordance with the procedures and findings of this title.
COMMISSION. The Historic Preservation Commission of the city established in Chapter 2.54 of this Code.
CONSTRUCTION. The act of expanding an existing building or structure or the erection of a new principal or accessory structure or building on a lot or property.
CONTRIBUTOR. Any property which contains an improvement or natural feature included in the designation statement for an Historic District which provides substance to the district's character; a contributor shall be considered an Historic Landmark in all respects.
DEMOLITION. Any act or process that destroys or damages in part or in whole, an Historic Landmark, a contributor within an Historic District, or property identified as a potential Historic Landmark or potential Historic District.
DEPARTMENT. The Community Development Department of the City.
DESIGNATION STATEMENT. A document prepared by the Commission which contains a specific description of the designated a Historic Landmark or Historic District, its assessor's parcel number, its site address, and the prescriptive standards or design guidelines, (the minimum being the Secretary of Interior's Standards) adopted for that resource.
ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. A substantial burden placed by some aspect of an historic property on the owner the extent being determined by the Commission.
HISTORIC DISTRICT. Any area containing a concentration of improvements which have a special character, historical interest, or aesthetic value, which possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association, or which represent one or more architectural periods or styles typical to the history of the city, and that has been designated an historic district pursuant to this title.
HISTORIC LANDMARK. Any improvement, natural feature or property that has special historical, cultural, aesthetic, or architectural character, interest, or value as part of the development, heritage, or history of the City of Monrovia, the State of California, or the nation and that has been nominated and designated pursuant to this title. The designation statement shall specify the significant exterior and interior elements and natural features which are expressly found by the Commission to contribute to the Historic Landmark's significance. Unless otherwise stated in the designation statement, the protection afforded an Historic Landmark shall encompass the entire parcel and any adjoining parcels under the same ownership.
HISTORIC REVIEW SITE. Those properties and/or improvements that have attained 70 years of age.
IMPROVEMENT. Any building, structure, place, fence, gate, landscaping, tree, wall, parking facility, work of art, or other object constituting a physical feature of real property, or any part of such feature.
NATURAL FEATURE. Any tree, plant life, habitat, geographical or geological site or feature subject to the provisions of this title.
NOMINATION STATEMENT. A document prepared by the Commission specifying the property recommended for Historic Landmark or Historic District designation and its site address, and any prescriptive standards or design guidelines prepared for it. It shall include an exact description of the property recommended for designation and the findings supporting the nomination.
NON-CONTRIBUTOR. A property within the geographical confines of an Historic District which is not a contributor.
ORDINARY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. Any work for which a building permit is not required by law where the purpose and effect of such work is to correct any deterioration of or damage to an improvement or natural feature or any part thereof and to restore the same to its condition prior to the occurrence of such deterioration or damage.
OWNER. In the case of nomination and designation, the majority representative owner or owners, as established by deed or contract, of the subject property or properties; the Commission may rely on notarized affidavits to establish ownership; in the case of hearing notification, the person, persons or entity appearing as owner on the last equalized assessment roll of the county.
POTENTIAL. Those properties identified in the survey as having the highest possibility of qualifying for designation by the Commission; those properties included on 1985 survey; and those properties added to the survey by resolution by the Commission from time to time.
PRESERVATION. The identification, study, protection, restoration or rehabilitation of Historic Landmarks, Historic Districts, and other cultural resources.
REGISTER OF HISTORIC LANDMARKS. The lists of properties located within the city that comprise the list of those properties designated as Historic Landmarks and Historic Districts.
REHABILITATION. The act or process of returning an improvement or site to a condition of utilization, through repair, remodeling or alteration, that makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions or features of the improvement or site that are significant to its historical, architectural and cultural values.
RELOCATION. Any change of the location of an improvement in its present setting or to another setting.
REMOVAL. Any act whose consequence is the loss of an improvement or natural feature from its site to another site.
RESTORATION. The act or process of accurately recovering the form and details of an improvement or natural feature and its setting as it appeared at a particular period of time by means of the removal of later additions to, or by the replacement of missing earlier portions of, the feature.
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR STANDARDS FOR REHABILITATION. The guidelines prepared by the National Park Service for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings and the Standards for Historic Preservation Projects prepared by the National Park Service with guidelines for applying the standards.
SURVEY. The systematic analysis and data collection conducted in a manner prescribed by the Commission to determine the historic and/or cultural significance; and the resulting list of determinations as certified by the Commission.
(`83 Code, § 17.40.040) (Ord. 94-03 § 6, 1994; Ord. 95-01 § 2, 1995)