Terms defined. For this article, the following words are defined:
ALTERATION
The changing of any exterior architectural feature of a structure.
BOARD
The City of Sunbury Historic Architectural Review Board.
BUILDING
A structure with a roof supported by columns or walls and
intended for shelter or storage of people, animals or chattel.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
The approval statement signed by the Council of the City
of Sunbury which authorizes the construction, alteration or razing
of all or part of a building within the Historic District and which
authorizes the issuance of a building permit for said request.
COMMISSION
The City of Sunbury Planning Commission.
CONDITION
The structural stability and level of maintenance of a building.
CONSTRUCTION
Building an addition to an existing structure or erecting
or placing a structure on a property.
CONTRIBUTING BUILDINGS
Buildings at least 50 years old that represent a vernacular
architecture. Buildings that contribute to the district's distinction
yet may not be of special significance individually; properties designated
as "contributing" on the site survey update.
COUNCIL
The governing body of the City of Sunbury.
DEMOLITION
Destruction, the dismantling or tearing down of all or part
of any building or structure and all operation incidental thereto.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Maintenance, restoration and renovation standards to preserve
the historic and architectural characteristics of the structures in
the Historic District.
EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL APPEARANCE
The architectural character and composition of a structure's
exterior. This includes the building materials and the design, number,
type and style of windows, doors, fixtures, porches and appurtenant
elements along with finishes applied thereto.
HARB
The City of Sunbury Historic Architectural Review Board.
HISTORIC DISTRICT
The area of the City of Sunbury, with any subsequent additions,
created by ordinance of the City of Sunbury pursuant to the Pennsylvania
Historic District Act of June 13, 1961 (Act 167, as amended), subject to the regulations contained herein, and listed
on the National Register of Historic Places. Even though Sunbury's
Historic District is composed of sites, buildings, structures, and
objects that would not qualify individually, the identity and value
of the district results from the density of structures and from their
interrelationships rather than from individual, significant structures.
INTEGRITY
The degree to which a building retains its original design,
materials and character.
MAYOR
The chief executive of the City of Sunbury.
NOTABLE BUILDINGS
Buildings at least 50 years old or those having local historic
importance or embodying the distinctive characteristics of a type,
period, or method of construction; properties designated "notable"
on the site survey update.
PERMIT/BUILDING PERMIT
A certificate issued by the Code Administration Office which
approves and authorizes the erection, repair, alteration or demolition
of part or all of a structure in the Historic District, subject to
the provisions of this article.
PUBLIC STREET OR WAY
Any land dedicated to public use or passage, including, but
not limited to, streets, alleys, parks, pedestrian rights-of-way and
other public rights-of-way, whether constructed, dedicated or proposed.
RECONSTRUCTION
Remaking or rebuilding all or part of a building not necessarily
using original materials.
REPAIR
Replacing existing features with equivalent materials for
maintenance without adding, changing or modifying the original construction
or types of finishes applied thereto.
RESTORATION
Returning all or part of a building to its original state
or nearly original state by using original or nearly original materials,
including finish materials applied thereto.
SITE SURVEY
Evaluation of all properties within the Sunbury Historic
District to determine the location, ownership, tax number and building
classification. The site survey may also include approximate date
of construction, architectural style, features of historic significance,
current condition and/or integrity.
STATE
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
STRUCTURE
Anything constructed, erected or placed that requires a permanent
location on the land, including walls, fences, gates and other nonvegetative
landscape elements.
SUPPLEMENTAL BUILDINGS
Buildings built less than 50 years before the enactment of
this article or that are of little or no historic or architectural
merit at this time; properties designated as "intrusion" on the site
survey update.