As used in this chapter:
ADAPTIVE REUSE: Converting a building to a use other than that for which it was designed.
ALTERATION: Any permanent exterior change in a historic resource.
APPLICANT: Any person who applies for designation of a nominated resource or for a certificate of appropriateness or certificate of hardship.
ARCHEOLOGY: The study of ancient peoples and customs as shown by monuments, sites, implements, inscriptions and relics.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS: The permit granted after review by the historic and scenic preservation commission of applications to alter, demolish, move, or subdivide a historic resource or for new construction on the site of a historic resource.
CERTIFICATE OF HARDSHIP: A permit to alter, move or subdivide granted by the historic and scenic preservation commission because of extreme privation or adversity and in accordance with the procedure and findings in this chapter.
COMMISSION: Refers to the historic and scenic preservation commission.
CONTRIBUTOR: A historic resource in a designated or pending historic district, as defined in this chapter, which was built within the period of significance and/or retains enough historic integrity to contribute to the overall character and significance of other buildings and structures within the historic district which are unified aesthetically by plan or physical development.
DAY: Calendar day, including all weekend days and holidays.
DEMOLITION: The act or process of wrecking or destroying, specifically destruction of a historic resource or a major portion of a historic resource, including natural features, trees, agricultural areas as well as exterior architectural features.
DESIGN GUIDELINES: Principles contained in a document which illustrate appropriate and inappropriate methods of rehabilitation and construction. The purpose of using design guidelines is to help decision making with regard to retaining the scale, pattern and historical character of a structure or district. Design guidelines are contained in the book entitled, "City Of Redlands Historic And Scenic Preservation Design Manual".
DESIGNATION: The act of selecting in accordance with the criteria in this chapter a historic resource for official city status as significant by the historic and scenic preservation commission and the city council.
DISTRICT: A general term referring to historic and/or scenic and urban conservation districts.
HISTORIC AND/OR SCENIC DISTRICT:
A significant neighborhood, agricultural or passive recreational open space, an enclave or collection of historical buildings, the majority of which are fifty (50) years old or older and are contributors to the district, that may have been part of one settlement, architectural period, or era of development. A historic and scenic district has both historic and scenic value.
HISTORIC PROPERTY: A separate structure or site fifty (50) years old or older that has significant historic, architectural, or cultural value but is not a landmark.
HISTORIC RESOURCE: A general term that refers to areas, districts, streets, places, buildings, structures, outdoor works of art, natural or agricultural, cultural, archeological, architectural, community or aesthetic value and are fifty (50) years old or older.
INTRUSION: A building or structure that does not fit into and detracts from a historic area because of inappropriate scale, materials, landscaping or other such characteristics.
LANDMARK: A building, site, or area with exceptional importance or character or exceptional historical or aesthetic interest or value as a part of the development, heritage, or cultural characteristics of the city, state, or nation.
NOMINATED RESOURCES: Those structures, buildings, places, urban design features and other objects that have been identified in a preliminary survey prepared by the commission.
NON-CONTRIBUTOR: A resource in a designated or pending historic district that was either not built within the historic district's period of significance or does not retain enough historic integrity to contribute to the overall character and significance of the historic district.
PRELIMINARY SURVEY: An informal determination by the commission that a resource is of potential significance as a historic resource. Such resources are to be kept on a list by the historic and scenic preservation commission.
PRESERVATION OFFICER: The person designated by the administrator of the community development department to serve as staff to the historic and scenic preservation commission and to coordinate Redlands' historic preservation programs.
REGISTER OF HISTORIC AND SCENIC RESOURCES: The official city list of all designated historic resources.
SURVEY: The accepted method of systematically studying historic resources. It includes a physical description and a photograph of each historic resource, legal information from title or assessment records, statements of significance according to the criteria in this chapter and a statement of any threat to the integrity or continued existence of the resource. The information for each resource is recorded on a survey sheet.
URBAN CONSERVATION DISTRICT:
A residential or commercial neighborhood, a majority of whose buildings are fifty (50) years old or older and are contributors to the district, which the city wishes to maintain and revitalize although it contains a significant proportion of non- contributor properties. (Ord. 2899 §2, 2019: Ord. 1954 §3, 1986)