For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall
apply:
ALTERATION
The act of putting an addition onto, repairing, renovating
or replacing materials on the exterior of an historic resource.
BUILDING
Any construction having a minimum of three enclosed walls
and a roof. Examples include, but are not limited to, house, garage,
barn, shed, school, train station, or privy.
CLASS I HISTORIC RESOURCE
An historic resource that is designated a national historic
landmark, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, or a
contributing resource to a National Register Historic District.
CLASS II HISTORIC RESOURCE
An historic resource that is not a Class I historic resource,
but is considered eligible for the National Register of Historic Places,
or a contributing resource to an eligible National Register Historic
District. National Register eligibility is determined by inclusion
on the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission List of National
Register Eligible Resources.
CLASS III HISTORIC RESOURCE
An historic resource that is not a Class I or Class II historic
resource but has been accepted for listing on the Upper Moreland Township
Historic Resources Inventory by the Upper Moreland Township Historical
Commission.
DEMOLITION
The complete dismantling, removal or destruction of an historic
resource.
DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT
The deliberate disregard of routine maintenance causing weakness,
decay and deterioration of an historic resource for purposes of avoiding
the provisions of this chapter. Also, the intentional act of disregarding
the security of an historic resource resulting in degradation by criminal
activity for purposes of avoiding the provisions of this chapter.
HISTORIC DISTRICT
A significant concentration, linkage or continuity of buildings,
structures, sites or objects joined by plan or physical development.
Examples include but are not limited to business districts and industrial
areas, residential neighborhoods, college campuses, villages or transportation
systems.
HISTORIC RESOURCE
A building, structure, object, site or a contributing resource
to an historic district that is historically significant to the nation,
state or to Upper Moreland Township. Historic resources may be significant
for association with historically important events or people or significant
for architecture or building technique.
OBJECT
An item that is primarily artistic or decorative in nature.
Examples include but are not limited to monuments, sculptures, fountains
or statues.
PRESERVE
The act of altering an historic resource by maintaining and
repairing the existing materials and current form of an historic resource
for purposes of displaying it as it has evolved through time.
RECONSTRUCTION
The act of rebuilding an historic resource by recreating
vanished or nonsurviving elements of an historic resource.
REHABILITATE
The act of making alterations to an historic resource for
the purpose of changing its use while also preserving the historic
resource.
RESTORE
The act of altering an historic resource by returning it
to a particular time period by removing elements of other time periods.
SITE
A location that, with or without the existence of buildings,
structures or objects, has commemorative or cultural significance.
Examples include but are not limited to battlefields, cemeteries,
parks, ruins, scenic views, or natural features.
STRUCTURE
A construction that does not have enclosed walls. Examples
include but are not limited to bridges, gazebos, bandstands, carousels,
fences, walls or dams.
The Upper Moreland Township Historical Commission shall have
an advisory role on issues related to the change of use, alteration,
demolition, or demolition by neglect of historic resources in Upper
Moreland Township. In addition, all actions regarding the Upper Moreland
Township Historic Resources Inventory taken by the Historical Commission
shall be subject to Board of Commissioners' approval of changes to
the Historic Resources Inventory.
The following procedure shall be used to compile or add resources
to the Upper Moreland Township Historic Resources Inventory.
A. Class I historic resources. All historic resources in the Township
that meet the definition of a Class I historic resource shall be listed
in the Upper Moreland Township Historic Resources Inventory as Class
I historic resources.
B. Class II historic resources.
(1) Historic resources that meet the definition of a Class II historic
resource shall be listed as a Class II historic resource on the Upper
Moreland Township Historic Resources Inventory, provided that the
Upper Moreland Township Historical Commission first sends to the owner
of the historic resource, by certified mail with return receipt requested
and a return envelope and postage, a request to concur or object to
the listing of its resource in the inventory.
(2) Those owners that concur shall have their resource listed to the
Township Historic Resources Inventory as a Class II historic resource.
(3) Those owners that object, in writing, shall not have the resource listed to the Inventory of Historic Resources. The Historical Commission shall have the discretion to treat a failure to respond as an objection to the listing of the resource or to make such additional requests of the owner as the Historical Commission may deem appropriate with respect to the resource in question. An owner who has objected may withdraw the objection at any time by notifying the Historical Commission, in writing, that the owner withdraws the objection and concurs to the listing, in which event the resource shall be listed to the Township Historic Resources Inventory as either a Class II or Class III historic resource, as applicable, provided that the resource continues to meet the criteria for listing an historic resource (§
23-6) to the Historic Resources Inventory and meets the definition of a Class II or Class III resource.
(4) A subsequent owner of a Class II resource, the previous owner of which objected to listing in the inventory, shall be permitted to apply to have the resource listed to the inventory, provided that it continues to meet the criteria for listing an historic resource (§
23-6A) to the Upper Moreland Township Historic Resources Inventory and meets the definition of a Class II historic resource, as defined in this chapter.
C. Class III historic resources. Class III historic resources are listed
on the Upper Moreland Township Historic Resources Inventory by either
of the following procedures:
(1) Owner nomination of Class III historic resource.
(a)
Any resource owner in Upper Moreland Township who wants its
resource listed in the Upper Moreland Township Historic Resources
Inventory as a Class III historic resource may submit in writing or
appear at a meeting of the Historical Commission and provide the address
or location of the historic resource, the approximate year built,
recent photographs, a brief architectural description, and a brief
history of the resource.
(b)
The Historical Commission will review the material and vote at the meeting to either accept or reject the historic resource based on the criteria for listing a resource (§
23-6) in the Upper Moreland Township Historic Resources Inventory.
(c)
If the resource is accepted by the Historical Commission, it
will be listed to the Upper Moreland Township Historic Resources Inventory
as a Class III historic resource. If the resource is rejected by the
Historical Commission, the resource owner shall be provided a written
explanation for the rejection which may include a request for additional
information so that the Historical Commission can reevaluate the request
for listing at a later date.
(d)
Nothing in this Subsection
C(1) shall prevent a resource from being listed or nominated for listing in the inventory pursuant to Subsection
C(2) at any time.
(2) Historical Commission nomination of Class III historic resource.
(a)
Members of the Historical Commission may nominate historic resources
to the Township Historic Resources Inventory by providing, at a regular
meeting of the Historical Commission, the resource owner's name and
address, the address or location of the historic resource, the approximate
year built, recent photographs, a brief architectural description,
and a brief history of the resource.
(b)
The Historical Commission shall review the material and vote within 45 days to accept or reject the resource based on the criteria for listing a resource (§
23-6A) in the Upper Moreland Township Historic Resources Inventory.
(c)
If the historic resource is accepted for listing in the Upper
Moreland Township Historic Resources Inventory, the Historical Commission
will send the resource owner or owners a request, by certified mail
with return receipt requested and return envelope and postage, to
concur or object to the listing of the resource to the inventory.
If a resource owner concurs, it shall be listed on the Upper Moreland
Township Historic Resources Inventory as a Class III historic resource.
(d)
If the owner objects, the resource shall not be placed on the Upper Moreland Historic Resources Inventory. The Historical Commission shall have the discretion to treat a failure to respond as an objection to the listing of the resource or to make such additional requests of the owner as the Historical Commission may deem appropriate with respect to the resource in question. An owner who has objected may withdraw the objection at any time by notifying the Historical Commission, in writing, that the owner withdraws the objection and concurs to the listing, in which event the resource shall be listed to the Township Historic Resources Inventory as a Class III historic resource, provided that the resource continues to meet the criteria for listing an historic resource (§
23-6A) to the Historic Resources Inventory and meets the definition of a Class III resource.
(e)
A subsequent owner of a Class III resource, the previous owner of which objected to the listing of the resource in the inventory, shall be permitted to have the resource listed to the inventory by appearing at a meeting of the Historical Commission and requesting the resource be listed. The resource shall be listed at the meeting, provided that it continues to meet the criteria for listing an historic resource (§
23-6A) to the Upper Moreland Township Historic Resources Inventory and meets the definition of a Class III resource.
(f)
If the resource is rejected by the Historical Commission, the
resource owner shall be provided a written explanation for the rejection,
which may include a request for additional information so that the
Historical Commission can reevaluate the request for listing at a
later date.
(g)
Nothing in this Subsection
C(2) shall prevent a resource from being listed or nominated for listing in the inventory pursuant to Subsection
C(1) at any time.