The following words and phrases shall be defined as set forth in this section, for the purpose of this article.
ALTERATION: Means any act or process that modifies a historic landmark that either: a) requires a building permit and changes one or more of the features of a landscape or structure including, without limitation, the erection, construction, reconstruction, or relocation of any structure or any part of a structure; or b) significantly changes any feature of a landscape or exterior of a structure that relates to its status as a historic landmark, regardless of whether such act or process requires a building permit.
ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE: Means an exterior design element of a historic resource embodying the style thereof, including, but not limited to, the kind, color, texture of building materials; tile and iron work; the type, style, and arrangement of windows, doors, lights, signs and other fixtures appurtenant to such structure; and, on a larger scale, includes siting, composition and massing (the number, placement and size of improvements).
COMMISSION: Means the City of San Marino Planning Commission.
COUNCIL: Means the City Council of the City of San Marino.
DEMOLITION: Means any act or process that destroys, in whole or in part, a building, structure, or site or permanently impairs the structure's integrity or historical significance.
DIRECTOR: Means the Planning and Building Director, or his or her designee.
HISTORIC LANDMARK: Means any structure, any site, sign, building, landscape, object, area, place, or feature designated as a historic landmark pursuant to this article.
HISTORIC RESOURCE: Means any improvement, historic landmark or district, or other object of cultural, architectural or historical significance to the citizens of the City, the region, the State or the Nation, which is designated or eligible for designation and determined to be appropriate for historic preservation by the Director, the commission, or by the Council pursuant to the provisions of this article.
IMPROVEMENT: Means any structural element, architectural features, plaque, light standard, light fixture, street furniture, porch and steps, structure, sign, fence, wall, mature tree or other specified object constituting a physical feature of real property.
INVENTORY OF HISTORIC RESOURCES: Means the inventory adopted by the commission of potentially historic sites, structures, buildings, objects, and places in the City.
SECRETARY'S STANDARDS: Means the Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties adopted by the United States Secretary of the Interior, and all guidelines adopted for the implementation of the same, as may be amended from time to time.
STATE HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE: Means California Health and Safety Code, section 18950 et seq., and the California Historical Building Code, codified at part 8, title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, as either of these may be amended from time to time. (Ord. 0-18-1336, 4-11-2018)