For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALTERATION. Any change to the exterior of an historic landmark, building, object, structure or site within a designated historic district. For buildings, objects, sites or structures, ALTERATION shall include, but not be limited to, the changing of roofing or siding materials, changing, eliminating or
adding doors, door frames, windows, window frames, shutters, fences, railing, porches, balconies, signs or other ornamentation, painting previously unpainted surfaces, removing paint or the changing of paint color.
BUILDING. A building, such as a house, barn, church, hotel or similar construction that is created to shelter any form of human activity. BUILDINGS may also be used to refer to an historically and functionally related unit, such as a courthouse and jail, or a house and barn.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS. The certificate issued by the Historic Preservation Board after review and approval of a complete application for a certificate.
DEMOLITION. The intentional destruction of any building, structure, object or site, designated an historic landmark or located within an historic district.
DESIGN GUIDELINES. A list of regulations and recommendations, approved by the City Commission, to be used for the alteration, restoration, rehabilitation or new construction of buildings or structures within an historic district. The recommendations are based on the Standards of Historic Preservation from the United States Secretary of the Interior.
HISTORIC DISTRICT. As designated by the City Commission, possesses a significant concentration, linkage or continuity of buildings, structures, objects or sites united historically or aesthetically by plan or physical development. An HISTORIC DISTRICT has outstanding historical, cultural, architectural or archeological significance in the community.
HISTORIC LANDMARK. As designated by the City Commission, is a building or structure, object or site which has outstanding historic, cultural or architectural significance. The designation HISTORIC LANDMARK recognizes that the accessory buildings, fences or other appurtenances at the site are equally and vitally important to the preservation of the property.
NEW CONSTRUCTION. Any building, object or structure which is relocated, assembled, produced or erected that alters the appearance of a property, including the replacement of a building or structure or a portion thereof that has been removed or destroyed.
OBJECT. Is used to distinguish from buildings and structures and those constructions that are primarily artistic in nature or are relatively small in scale and simply constructed. Although it may be, by nature or design, movable, an OBJECT is associated with a specific site or environment, such as statuary in a designed landscape.
ORDINARY REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. An in-kind replacement of material located on the external portion of a building or structure. ORDINARY REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE does not involve a change in design, material or outward appearance. The replacement of a sign, building, object or structure in its entirety does not constitute ORDINARY REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
PERMANENT SIGN. A sign erected for more than 60 days shall be considered a PERMANENT SIGN.
PROPERTY. Includes buildings, structures, objects and sites.
REHABILITATION. The act or process of returning a building, object or structure to a state of utility through repair or alteration which makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions or features of the property which are significant to its historic, cultural, archeological or architectural values.
RESTORATION. The act or process of accurately recovering the form and details of a building, object or structure and its settings as it appeared at a particular period of time by the removal of later work or by the replacement of missing earlier work.
SIGN. Any letter, figures, symbols, trademarks or devices designed to inform people or attract the attention of persons to an individual, forum, profession, business, commodity or service, and which is recognizable from any public right-of-way.
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 possesses historical, cultural or archeological value, regardless of the value of any existing structure.
STRUCTURE. Used to distinguish from buildings and those functional constructions made usually for purposes other than creating shelter for human activity.
(Ord. 618, passed 8-28-2001)