The definitions of this section are to be used solely for the purpose of interpreting and administering the Historic District and landmark provisions of this Zoning Code.
A. "Alter" or "alteration" means any chance requiring a building permit involving the exterior architectural features, including significant landscaping, of any property which lies within a Historic District, not including demolition, removal or new construction.
B. "Applicant" means any person, persons, association, organization, partnership, units of government, public bodies and corporations who applies for a Certificate of Appropriateness in order to undertake an environmental change within a Historic District or to a landmarked property.
C. "Certificate of Appropriateness" means a certificate authorizing any environmental change within a Historic District or to a landmarked property.
D. "Delegates-at-large" means residents of Toledo appointed to the Historic District commissions who represent education, civic, governmental, professional and historic preservation organizations.
E. "Demolition" means the complete or substantial removal or destruction of any structure which is located within a Historic District or on a landmarked property.
F. "Environmental change" means any exterior alteration, demolition, removal or new construction of any property, requiring or not requiring a building permit subject to the historic overlay provisions of this Zoning Code.
(Ord. 314-12. Passed 6-19-12.)
G. "Exterior architectural feature" means the architectural style, general design and arrangement of the exterior of a structure including, but not limited to, the type, color and texture of the building material, doors, windows, roof, porches and other appurtenant features.
H. "Historic District" means any district that has been locally designated by the City Council to be regulated by the historic overlay provisions of this Zoning Code.
I. "Landmark" means a single property or site that has been locally designated by the City Council to be regulated by the historic overlay provisions of this Zoning Code.
J. "Mothballing" means the process of protecting a vacant historically and/or architecturally significant building from further deterioration and/or vandalism by:
1. Patching the roof of the building to protect the building from inclement weather; and/or
2. Securely boarding up the doors, windows and any or all other openings of the building.
K. "Neighborhood delegates" means residents of the City who reside in or own property within designated Historic Districts.
L. "Person" means any person, persons, associations, organizations, partnership, units of government, public body, corporation, owner occupant or tenant, vendor or vendee under a land installment contract, court-appointed guardian of a minor or incompetent owner of real property, parent or custodian of a minor owner of real property, trustee under a trust agreement owning real property, or any person contracting with or acting as agent or servant for any of the above.
M. "Preservation" means the process, including maintenance, of treating an existing building to arrest or slow future deterioration, stabilize the structure and provide structural safety without changing or adversely affecting the character or appearance of the structure.
N. "Property owner" means the owner or owners of record.
O. "Reasonable economic use" means a use for a structure or property that will produce a reasonable return for the owner. "Reasonable economic use" means that the property or structure is economically viable. In a situation involving a property or structure that is not income-producing, reasonable economic use means that the property or structure can be put to a reasonable beneficial use.
P. "Rehabilitation" or "renovation" means the modification or change to an existing building. Rehabilitation extends the useful life or utility of the building through repairs or alterations, sometimes major, while the features of the building that contributed to its architectural, cultural or historical character are preserved and/or restored.
Q. "Standards and guidelines" means the building construction and building rehabilitation criteria, derived from historical and architectural information reflecting that particular Historic District or landmarked property, to be used by a Historic District Commission in considering Certificate of Appropriateness applications.
R. "Structure" means any building including houses, stores, warehouses, places of religious assembly, schools, garages, barns, carriage houses, tool sheds, or similar buildings, and also fences, walls, light fixtures, steps, signs, works of art, or other like fixtures of any appurtenances thereto, or any significant landscaping.
(Ord. 170-04. Passed 3-23-04.)