ALTERATION: Any act or process that changes one or more of the exterior architectural features of a structure.
ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT:
A. A structure designed by or associated with an architect, builder or architectural firm whose work is recognized by the commission as significant.
B. A structure which is an example of a particular style in terms of detail, material or workmanship, and which possesses a high degree of integrity, having undergone little or no alteration since its original construction.
C. A structure which is one of a contiguous grouping of such structures having a sense of cohesiveness expressed through a similarity of characteristics of a style, period or method of construction and representing the architectural significance of the whole group.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS: A certificate issued by the commission authorizing plans for the alteration, renovation, or remodeling of the street facade, the demolition of a property, or otherwise certifying compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
COMMISSION: The River Forest historic preservation commission.
DEMOLITION: The razing or destruction, whether entirely or in significant part of a building, structure, site or object. Demolition includes the removal of a building, structure or object from its site or the removal or destruction of its facade or surface.
DIRECTOR: The director of the Illinois historic preservation agency, or successor.
HISTORIC DISTRICT: The River Forest historic district that appears on the national register of historic places or any other area designated in the future by the commission and approved as historic by the village board.
HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT:
A. A building, structure, area or monument associated with the life or activities of a person or persons who have contributed significantly to or participated significantly in the history or historic events of the nation, state of Illinois, or village of River Forest.
B. A building, structure, area or monument associated with a historic event having significance to the nation, state of Illinois or village of River Forest.
IMPROVEMENT: Any building, structure, fence, parking facility or other object affixed, attached to, erected or installed on real property.
LOCAL LANDMARK: Any property found by the commission to be either historically significant or architecturally significant and which has been submitted by an owner (or by the commission with approval of the owner) for certification and approved pursuant to section 13-1-4 of this chapter.
NEW CONSTRUCTION: The process of building a structure on vacant land.
OWNER: All owners of record of the subject property. In the case of a land trust, all beneficial owners. In the case of a corporation, any officer of the corporation. No lienholder shall be considered an owner based solely upon the lien. In the case of a deceased or disabled owner, the legal representative shall be considered the owner.
RECONSTRUCTION: The process of replacing or rebuilding all or part of an existing structure that has been demolished or destroyed.
REHABILITATION: The process of returning a property to a state of utility, through repair or alteration, which makes possible an efficient contemporary use.
RESTORATION: The process of repair or alteration of an existing structure which recaptures or replicates historical features which may have deteriorated or been replaced.
SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY: Any structure found by the commission to be historically significant or architecturally significant.
STREET FACADE: Any building surface which can be seen from any street or sidewalk which is adjacent to the subject property. In determining what can be "seen", any obstruction from landscaping or fencing shall not be considered. If any part of a surface falls within this definition, the entire surface of that building feature shall be considered as a "street facade".
STRUCTURE: Anything constructed or erected which requires permanent location on or in the ground. (Ord. 3589, 3-14-2016)
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