As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have
the following meaning:
ALTERATION
A change to a building or structure affecting exterior architectural
features including but not limited to demolition, partial demolition,
removal, relocation, replacement, rehabilitation, additions, and also
included but not limited to changes in appearance and/or materials
of any exterior architectural feature of any building or structure.
BUILDING
Any structure having a roof, enclosed by walls, and intended
for the shelter, housing or enclosure of humans.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
An official form issued by the Village stating that a proposed
alteration to or construction of a building or structure in the Village
of Pittsford is in accordance with the provisions of this chapter
and therefore: (1) the proposed work may be completed as specified
in the certificate; and (2) the Village's departments may issue any
permits needed to do the work specified in the certificate.
CERTIFICATE OF HARDSHIP
An official form issued by the Board when the denial of a
certificate of appropriateness has deprived, or will deprive, the
owner of the property of all reasonable use of, or economic return
on, the property.
CHARACTER
Defined by form, proportion, structure, plan, style or material.
General character refers to ideas of design and construction such
as basic plan or form. Specific character refers to precise ways of
combining particular kinds of materials.
COMPATIBLE
In harmony with location, context, setting, and historic
character.
CONSTRUCTION
The act of constructing an addition to an existing building
or structure or the erection of a new principle or assessory building
or structure on a lot or property located in the Village.
DEMOLITION
Any act or process that removes or destroys in whole or in
part a building, structure, or resource.
EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES
The architectural style, design, general arrangement, components
and building materials of all of the outer surfaces of any building
or structure.
HISTORIC CONTEXT
A grouping of historical properties based on a shared theme,
specific time period and geographic area.
HISTORIC FABRIC
Original or old building materials (masonry, wood, metals,
marble) or construction.
HISTORIC INTEGRITY
The retention of sufficient aspects of location, design,
setting, workmanship, materials, feeling or association for a property
to convey its historic significance.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
The quality of a place, site, building, district or structure
based upon its identification with historic persons or events in the
Village of Pittsford.
INTEGRITY
The authenticity of a property's historic identity, evidenced
by the survival of physical characteristics that existed during the
property's historic or prehistoric period.
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
Acts of ordinary maintenance that do not include a change
in the design, material, form, or outer appearance of a resource,
such as repainting. This includes methods of stabilizing and preventing
further decay, and may incorporate replacement-in-kind or refurbishment
of materials on a building or structure.
MOVE
Any relocation of a building or structure on its site or
to another site.
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
The official inventory of the nation's historic properties,
districts, sites, districts, structures, objects and landmarks which
are significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, and
culture, maintained by the Secretary of the Interior under the authority
of the Historic Sites Act of 1935 and the National Historic Preservation
Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. § 470 et seq., 36 CFR Sections 60,
63, as may be amended).
NONCONTRIBUTING
A feature, addition or building, structure, object or site
which does not add to the sense of historical authenticity or evolution
of an historic resource or landmark or where the location, design,
setting, materials, workmanship, history, and/or association of the
feature, addition or building, structure, object or site has been
so altered or deteriorated that the overall integrity of that historic
resource or landmark has been irretrievably lost.
OWNER
Those individuals, partnerships, corporations, or public
agencies holding fee simple title to property, as shown on the records
of the Property Records Section of the Village.
PRESERVATION
The act or process of applying measures necessary to sustain
the existing form, integrity, and materials of an historic property.
Work, including preliminary measures to protect and stabilize the
property, generally focuses upon the ongoing maintenance and repair
of historic materials and features rather than extensive replacement
and new construction. New exterior additions are not within the scope
of this treatment; however, the limited and sensitive upgrading of
mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and other code-required
work to make properties functional is appropriate within a preservation
project.
REHABILITATION
The act or process of making possible a compatible use for
a property through repair, alterations, and additions while preserving
those portions or features of the property which convey its historical,
architectural and cultural values.
RESTORATION
The act or process of accurately depicting the form features,
and character of a property as it appeared at a particular period
of time by means of the removal of features from other periods in
its history and reconstruction of missing features from the restoration
period. The limited and sensitive upgrading of mechanical, electrical,
and plumbing systems and other code-required work to make properties
functional is appropriate within a restoration project.
RETAIN
The act of keeping an element, detail or structure and continuing
the same level of repair to aid in the preservation of elements, sites,
and structures.
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR'S STANDARDS FOR REHABILITATION
Principles developed by the National Park Service to help
protect historic properties by promoting consistent preservation practices
and providing guidance to historic building owners and building managers,
preservation consultants, architects, contractors, and project reviewers
on how to approach the treatment of historic properties.
SIGNIFICANT
Having particularly important associations with the contexts
of architecture, history and culture.
SITE
The location of a significant event, a prehistoric or historic
occupation or activity, or a building or structure, whether standing,
ruined or vanished, where the location itself maintains historical
or archaeological value regardless of the value of any existing buildings,
structures or other objects. Examples of a site are a battlefield,
designed landscape, trail, or camp site.
STABILIZATION
The act or process of applying measures designed to reestablish
a weather-resistant enclosure and the structural stability of an unsafe
or deteriorated property while maintaining the essential form as it
exists at present.
STRUCTURE
Anything constructed or erected which requires permanent
location on the ground or attachment to something having such location.
STYLE
A type of architecture distinguished by special characteristics
of structure or ornament and often related in time; also a general
quality of distinctive character.
UNDERTAKING
Any project or other action involving the expansion, modification,
development or disposition of the physical plant or any site or building.
[Added 9-12-2023 by L.L. No. 5-2023]
Fees for any reviews as required by this chapter shall be as set forth from time to time by the Village Board as part of an official fee schedule. For any submission governed by this chapter, where the Code Enforcement Officer, Building Inspector, or Historic Preservation Review Board determines that an outside consultant shall be employed to assist in the review, and said consultant is retained by the Village Board, the escrow provisions of §
210-19.5 shall apply to the escrow and payment of the fees for services rendered by such consultant.