As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL
The issuance of a building or zoning permit by the Zoning
or Codes Administrator for minor changes to the exterior of buildings
or structures listed in the Historic Sites Survey of 1983, comprised
of replacement in kind or minor repairs that do not substantially
alter the exterior appearances of a building listed in the Historic
Resource Inventory.
ALTERATION
Any act or process requiring a building permit and any other
act or process not requiring a building permit but specifically listed
in this article as a reviewable action, including, without limitation,
the repair, replacement, reconstruction, demolition or relocation
of any structure or object or any part of a structure which is visible
from the public way.
BUILDING
Any enclosed or open structure that is a combination of materials
to form a construction for occupancy and/or use for human or animal
habitation and is permanently affixed to the land, including manufactured
homes.
CLASS I
Buildings, structures or districts located in the most recently
adopted Historic Resource Inventory for Upland Borough and listed
in or determined eligible to be listed in the National Register of
Historic Places.
CLASS II
Buildings, structures, or sites located in the most recently
adopted Historic Resource Inventory for Upland Borough that have local
historical, architectural and/or archaeological significance.
CLASS III
Buildings or structures located in the most recently adopted
Historic Resource Inventory for Upland Borough that are 50 years or
older and not included in Class I or Class II.
COMPLETED APPLICATION
A completed permit or zoning application is an application
that conforms to the submittal criteria for specific projects listed
or eligible to the Historic Resource Inventory as determined by the
Historical Commission.
DEMOLITION
The dismantling or tearing down of all or part of any building
and all operations incidental thereto, including neglecting routine
maintenance and repairs that can lead to deterioration and decay.
DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT
The absence of routine maintenance and repair that can lead
to a building's or structure's structural weakness, decay
and deterioration, resulting in its demolition.
ERECTION
The result of construction, such as a building, structure,
monument, sign, or object on the ground or on a structure or building.
HISTORICAL COMMISSION (HC)
The body that advises the Upland Borough Council, Planning
Commission, or Zoning Hearing Board on any requests for authorization
to erect, alter, reconstruct, repair, restore, or demolish all or
part of any building listed in the Historic Resource Inventory.
HISTORIC RESOURCE IMPACT STUDY
A study which contains a general site description of the
project and its impact on historic resources, with regard to architectural
integrity, historic setting, and proposed use, including whether the
proposed project is in compliance with the Secretary of the Interior's
Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines
for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring and Reconstructing Historic
Buildings. The study shall include topographical information, watercourses,
vegetation, landscaping, and buildings and structures; a description
of and classification of all historic and prehistoric resources located
on the subject tract, or tracts immediately adjacent to the subject
tract or road, or within 100 feet of the subject tract or road; and
a physical and architectural description, including historical background
of said resources and a sufficient number of black-and-white, color
or digital four-by-six-inch photographs of all historic resources.
HISTORIC RESOURCE OVERLAY
An official list comprised of Class I, Class II, or Class
III historic resources regulated by this article.
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 specific period of time, but
not necessarily of original material.
STRUCTURE
Anything constructed or erected, having a permanent or semipermanent
location on another structure or in the ground, including, without
limitation, buildings, sheds, manufactured homes, garages, fences,
gazebos, freestanding signs, billboards, antennas, satellite sending
or receiving dishes, vending machines, decks, and swimming pools.