For the purposes of this title, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
(a) 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.
(b) Alteration. Any act or process, other than demolition, that changes the exterior architectural appearance of a landmark, 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.
(c) Area. A specific geographic division of the Village.
(d) Building. A structure having a roof that is supported by columns or walls for the shelter, support, or enclosure of persons, animals, or chattels.
(e) Certificate of Appropriateness. A certificate issued by the Commission approving plans for the alteration, construction, or removal of a landmark.
(f) Commission. The Palos Park Historic Preservation Commission.
(g) Commissioners. Members of the Commission.
(h) 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.
(i) Council. The Village Council of the Village of Palos Park.
(j) Demolition. Any act or process that destroys, in part or in whole, a landmark.
(k) Design guidelines. The standards of appropriate activity that will preserve the historic and architectural character of a structure or building.
(l) 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.
(m) Landmark. Any building, structure, or site designated as a landmark by ordinance of the Council that is worthy of rehabilitation, restoration, and preservation because of its historic and/or architectural significance to the Village.
(n) Owner of record. The person, corporation, or other legal entity listed as the holder of legal title, or, in the case of a trust, beneficial title, on the records of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds. 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 at least half of the owners of record for that site is submitted.
(o) 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.
(p) Relocation. The process of moving a structure or building on its site or to another site.
(q) Removal. See Relocation.
(r) Repair. Any change that does not require a building permit and that is not construction, relocation, or alteration.
(s) 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.
(u) 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. 2005-01. Passed 1-10-05.)