Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires, the definitions and provisions contained in this section shall govern the construction, meaning and application of words and phrases used in this chapter, and, except to the extent that a particular word or phrase is otherwise specifically defined in this section, the definitions and provisions contained in § 10.212 shall also govern the construction, meaning, and application of words and phrases used in this chapter. The definition of each word or phrase shall constitute, to the extent applicable, the definition of each word or phrase which is derivative from it, or from which it is a derivative, as the case may be.
ALTERATION. Any change or modification requiring a city permit, through public or private action, of any designated historic resource or any property located within a designated historic district including, but not limited to: exterior changes to or modification of structural details, architectural details or visual characteristics such as doors, windows, surface materials and texture, grading or surface paving; addition of new structures; cutting or removal of important landscape features such as mature trees or other natural features; and the placement or removal of any exterior objects such as signs, plaques, light fixtures, street furniture, walls, fences, steps, plantings and landscape accessories compromising the exterior visual qualities of the resource or property.
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE. The entity created to make
recommendations to the Planning Commission regarding new development, modifications or alterations to resources within the district.
BUILDING. Any construction created primarily to shelter any form of human activity, including accessory structures and garages.
CALIFORNIA REGISTER OF HISTORICAL RESOURCES. The authoritative guide in California to be used by state and local agencies, private groups and citizens to identify the state's historical resources and to indicate what properties are to be protected, to the extent prudent and feasible, from substantial change.
COMMISSION. The City of Tulare Planning Commission.
CONTRIBUTOR TO A LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT. An individual historic resource which contributes to the significance of a Locally Designated Historic District (LHD) under the criteria set forth in this chapter.
CONTRIBUTOR TO A NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT. An individual historic resource which contributes to the significance of a National Register Historic District (NRD) under the criteria set forth in this chapter.
CULTURAL. As used in this chapter shall include traditional cultures including but not limited to Native American or other identifiable ethnic groups.
DEMOLITION. The act that destroys in whole or in part a designated historic resource.
DEPARTMENT. The Development Services Department, Planning Division of the city.
EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE. The architectural elements embodying style, design, general arrangement and components of all of the outside surfaces of a building, structure or object, including but not limited to the type of building materials and the type and style of all windows, doors, lights, signs and other fixtures appurtenant to such building, structure or object.
FEASIBLE. Capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, legal, social and technological factors.
HISTORIC RESOURCE. Any building, structure, object or site that has been in existence more than 45 years and possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association, and is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history, or is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past, or embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction, or represents the work of a master or possesses high artistic values; or has yielded, or may be likely to yield, important information in prehistory or history; and has been designated as such by the Council pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
LANDSCAPING. Designed and non-designed landscapes including vegetation, natural features, structures, objects, roads or waterways, designed, shaped or modified by human activity. Such landscaping is recognized as significant or identified within a nomination as significant in reference to the primary resource; and has been designated as such by the Council pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
LOCAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC RESOURCES. The inventory of buildings, structures, objects, sites and districts designated by the Council as historic resources or historic districts pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
LOCAL HISTORIC DISTRICT (LHD). Any finite group of resources related to one another in a clearly distinguishable way or any geographically definable area which possesses a significant concentration, linkage or continuity of sites, buildings, structures or objects united historically or aesthetically by plan or physical development. The Local Historic District must be significant as well as identifiable and it must meet the criteria of the California Register of Historic Resources.
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. The official federal list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects significant in American history, architecture, engineering and culture as authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT (NRD). Any finite group of resources related to one another in a clearly distinguishable way or any
geographically definable area which possesses a significant concentration, linkage or continuity of sites, buildings, structures or objects united historically or aesthetically by plan or physical development. The National Register Historic District must be significant as well as identifiable and it must meet National Register criteria for listing on that Register.
NON-CONTRIBUTOR. Any building, structure, object or site that does not contribute the significance of the historic district in which it is located.
OBJECT. Any construction that is primarily artistic in nature or is relatively small in scale and simply constructed. Although an object may be, by nature or design, movable, it is associated with a specific site or environment, such as fountain or sign.
PRESERVATION. The act or process of applying measures to sustain the existing form, integrity and material of an historic property. It may include initial stabilization work, where necessary, as well as ongoing maintenance of the historic building materials.
PRESERVATION/DISTRICT PLAN. The plan adopted after the formation of an historic district which shall govern the manner in which the preservation objectives of the district will be attained.
RECONSTRUCTION. The act or process of reproducing by new construction the exact form and detail of a vanished building, structure or object, or a part thereof, as it appeared at a specified period of time.
REGULATED PERMITS. Any permit issued for any work on an historic resource or within any historic district.
REHABILITATION. The act or process of making a compatible use for a property through repair, alterations and additions while preserving those portions or features which convey its historical, cultural or architectural values.
RESTORATION. The act or process of accurately recovering the form and details of a property and its setting as it appeared at a particular period of time by means of the removal of later work or by the replacement of missing earlier work.
SECRETARY. The Planning Director or his or her designee.
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR'S STANDARDS. The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties published by the U.S. Department of the Interior.
SITE. The location of a significant event, a prehistoric or historic occupation or activity where the location itself possesses historic, cultural or archaeological value regardless of the value of any existing structure, including but not limited to a designed landscape or the ruins of a building or structure.
SPECIALIST. A person or person designated by the Planning Director to serve as preservation specialist to assist the city.
STABILIZATION. The act or process of applying measures designed to reestablish a weather- resistant enclosure or the structural stability of an unsafe or deteriorated property while maintaining the essential form as it exists at present.
STATE HISTORIC BUILDING CODE. Title 24, Building Standards, Part 8, California Code of Regulations.
STRUCTURE. Any construction created for purposes other than creating human shelter, including but not limited to a bridge or water tower.
SURVEY. Historic resource surveys conducted under the auspices of the city.
UNREASONABLE ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. Facts and circumstances which establish that there are no feasible measures that can be taken which will enable the property owner to make a reasonable beneficial use of the property or derive a reasonable economic return from the property in its current form.
(Ord. 07-28, passed 12-18-2007)