For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALTERATION. Any construction, replacement, or change to the exterior of a building or structure when it is visible to the public. An ALTERATION shall include a proposed sign or changes to any existing sign painting and ordinary maintenance and repairs shall not be considered alterations.
BUILDING. Any structure designed or constructed for residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, or other use.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS. The permit, issued by the Commission, which gives its approval for work or demolition to be done in a historic district or on a landmark.
CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT. A government meeting the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Amendments Act of 1980 (Pub. Law No. 96-515), and the implementing regulations of the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Commonwealth Heritage Council.
COMMISSION. The Scottsville Historic Preservation Commission.
DEMOLITION. Any act that destroys in whole or in part a landmark or a building or structure or which results in the moving of any landmark, building, or structure.
DESIGN CRITERIA. A standard of appropriate activity as referenced in The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation that will preserve the historical and architectural character of a structure, object, or area.
HISTORIC DISTRICT. An area meeting one or more of the criteria contained in § 154.07(E) and which has been designated by the City of Scottsville.
LANDMARK. A building, structure, or site meeting one or more of the criteria contained in § 154.07(E) and which has been designated by the City of Scottsville.
LANDMARK SITE. The land on which a landmark and related buildings and structures are located and land that provides the grounds, the premises, or the setting for a landmark.
MAJOR STRUCTURAL CHANGE. Structural alterations and structural repairs made within any 12-month period costing in excess of 50% of the physical value of the structure, as determined by comparison of the extent/value of the alterations involved and the replacement value of the structure at the time the plans for the alteration are approved, using the Building Official’s Conference of America (BOCA) chart for construction cost.
NEW CONSTRUCTION. An addition to an existing building or structure or the construction of a new building or structure.
ORDINARY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. Any work, the purpose of which is to correct deterioration or to prevent deterioration of a designated historic property. The work shall restore the property to its appearance prior to deterioration or shall result in the protection of its present appearance The work shall involve the use of the same building materials or available materials that are as close as possible to the original work that changes the external appearance of a property shall be considered an alteration for purposes of this chapter.
STRUCTURE. Anything constructed or erected, the use of the ground, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, barns, smokestacks, advertising signs, billboards, backstops for tennis courts, bridges, fences, pergolas, gazebos, radio and television antennae, solar collectors, microwave antennae, including the supporting towers, roads, ruins or remnants (including foundations, swimming pools, or walkways).
(Ord. 648B-01, passed 9-10-2001; Ord. 734-06, passed 11-13-2006)