137.01 DEFINITIONS.

   As used in this chapter:

   (a)   "Alteration" means any design, material or color change to the external architecture features of any landmark structure or any structure located within a Landmark District.

   (b)   "Building change" means any alteration, demolition, removal or construction to a landmark structure which is located within a Landmark District.

   (c)   "Construction" means the erection of new structures in Landmark Districts or on the sites of landmark structures and of additions to existing landmark structures.

   (d)   "Demolition" means the substantial deterioration or complete or substantial removal or destruction of any landmark structure or any structure which is located within a Landmark District.

   (e)   "Environmental change" means any change to the site surrounding a landmark structure or within a Landmark District, including, but not limited to, fences, signage, and major landscaping.

   (f)   "Landmark District" means any area that contains structures which:

      (1)   Have historic significance;

      (2)   Represent one or more periods or styles of architecture typical of one or more eras in the City's history, or represent an assemblage of structures important to the City's history;

      (3)   Cause such area, by reason of such factors, to constitute an identifiable area; and

      (4)   Have been designated as a Landmark District pursuant to this chapter's provisions.

   (g)   "Rehabilitation" means the process of returning a property to a state of utility, through repair or alteration, which makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions and features of the property which are significant to its historic, architectural, and cultural values.

   (h)   "Removal" means the deletion of any exterior architectural feature from a landmark structure or from any structure which is located within a Landmark District.

      (Ord. 92-186. Enacted 11-23-92.)