As used in this chapter, certain terms are defined as follows:
(a) "Alter" or "alteration" means any material change in external architectural features of any property which lies within the area designated as a preservation district, or has been listed under the provisions of this chapter, not including demolition, removal or construction.
(b) "Applicant" means any owner, owners, person, persons, association, partnership or corporation who applies for a certificate of appropriateness in order to undertake any environmental change on property subject to this chapter.
(c) "Board" means the Willoughby Design Review Board established under the provisions of this chapter.
(d) "Certificate of Appropriateness" means the written determination of the Design Review Board's action with regard to proposed changes or alterations within the District.
(e) "Display" includes erect, paint, repaint, place, replace, hang, rehang, repair, maintain, paint directly upon a building or other structure, inlay, imbed in or otherwise exhibit in public view.
(f) "Environmental change" means any alteration, demolition, removal or construction involving any property subject to the provisions of this chapter, including signs.
(g) "Landscaping" means a major design or arrangement by planting or removal of the effects of natural scenery including trees, shrubs, and vines, together with man-made materials or objects over a given tract of land for the purpose of creating the best practical appearance to the land.
(h) "Listed property" means any property which has special character, historical, aesthetic or architectural characteristics of the City, State or the United States, and which has been designated as a listed property pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(i) "Member" means any member of the Design Review Board.
(j) "Owner" means the owner of record of any property affected by this chapter, and the term shall include the plural as well as the singular.
(k) "Preservation district" means the "Willoughby Historic Preservation District" as designated by this chapter, or any other district established by Council for the purpose of maintaining and fostering a distinctive historical, architectural, cultural or environmental character.
(l) "Property" means any place, building, structure, work of art or similar object constituting a physical betterment of real property.
(m) "Sign" shall include any symbol, device, image, poster, flag, banner, billboard, design or directional sign used for advertising purposes, whether painted upon, attached to, erected on, or otherwise maintained on any premises; containing any words, letters, figures, numerals, phrases, sentences, emblems, devices, trade names or trademarks by which anything is made known, such as are used to designate an individual, a firm, an association, a corporation, a profession, a business or a commodity or place which is visible from any highway and used to attract attention.
(n) "User" means any applicant legally using any property subject to the terms of this chapter that is not owned by the user.
(Ord. 1981-173. Passed 11-1-83; Ord. 1988-217. Passed 11-1-88.)