Definitions.
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases
shall be defined as follows:
ALTERATION
Any act or process that changes one (1) or more historic,
architectural, or physical features of an area, site, landscape, place
and/or structure, including, but not limited to, the erection, construction,
reconstruction or removal of any structure; the expansion or significant
modification of agricultural activities; and clearing, grading or
other modification of an area, site or landscape that changes its
current condition.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
A certificate issued by the Historic Preservation Commission
indicating its approval of plans for alteration, construction, removal
or demolition of a historic property or of a structure within a historic
district.
CULTURAL RESOURCES
Districts, sites, structures, objects and evidence of some
importance to a culture, a subculture, or a community for scientific,
engineering, art tradition, religious or other reasons significant
in providing resource and environmental data necessary for the study
and interpretation of past lifeways and for interpreting human behavior.
DESIGN GUIDELINE
A standard of appropriate activity that will preserve the
historic, architectural, scenic or aesthetic character of a historic
property or historic district.
DIRECTOR
The Director of Planning for the City of Caruthersville.
EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL APPEARANCE
The architectural character and general composition of the
exterior of a structure, including, but not limited to, the kind,
color and texture of the building material and the type, design and
character of all windows, doors, light fixtures, signs and appurtenant
historic properties.
HISTORIC DISTRICT
Any group of properties, roadway corridor, conservation area,
or other area identified by the Commission in its survey as having
historic, architectural or archaeological significance beyond any
single or isolated parcel of ground.
HISTORIC ELEMENT
A general, encompassing term referring to properties, sites,
areas, structures, buildings, remnants, objects, artifacts, roads,
trails, districts and/or similar items, which individually or collectively
would be considered historic in nature.
HISTORIC PROPERTY
A structure, building or property, or portion thereof, having
historic, architectural or archaeological significance and being capable
of being identified for placement on the City's list of registered
historic properties. Historic properties may be registered or non-registered.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
Character, interest or value as part of the development,
heritage or culture of the community, County, State or country; as
the location of an important local, County, State or national event;
or through identification with a person or persons who made an important
contribution to the development of the community, County, State or
country.
LANDMARK
A historic property, area, site, structure, building, remnant(s),
road, or trail that is uniquely identifiable as belonging to, contributing
to, or existing within the City and deserving of the greatest degree
of attention, monitoring, preservation, or renovation. A landmark
is a special subset of the larger list of historic elements within
the City's boundaries and considered vital to preserve and protect
and generally felt to be tragic if lost or substantially deteriorated
unnecessarily.
MINIMUM MAINTENANCE
1.
The minimum regulations governing the conditions and maintenance
of all existing elements, specifically structures and buildings, as
set out in the International Building Code, 2003 Edition, and the
International Residential Code, 2006 Edition, each adopted by reference
with certain amendments thereto by the City Council of the City of
Caruthersville, Missouri, as such codes shall be amended from time
to time by the City of Caruthersville.
2.
In addition to all other maintenance standards set forth in
the City building codes, the following minimum maintenance standards
shall apply:
a.
Minimum Maintenance Requirement. All buildings, structures,
districts, and elements designated as historic shall be preserved
against decay and deterioration and certain structural defects, by
the owner thereof or such other person or persons who may have the
legal custody and control thereof, and who shall repair such element
if it is found to have any significant defects, including but not
limited to the following:
(1)
Deterioration of exterior walls, foundations, or other vertical
supports;
(2)
Deterioration of roofs, overhangs, or other horizontal members;
(3)
Deterioration of external chimneys;
(4)
Deterioration or crumbling of exterior plaster, concrete, or
mortar;
(5)
Deterioration or ineffective waterproofing of exterior walls,
roofs, and foundations, including broken windows or doors, missing
or loose siding;
(6)
Significant peeling of paint, rotting, holes, and other forms
of decay;
(7)
Basement hatchways, cellar doors, grade level windows, and similar
openings not maintained to prevent entrance into the building of rodents
and varmints, rainwater or surface drainage;
(8)
Gutters and downspouts or other means of water diversion provided
to collect/conduct/discharge water from the roofs not free of obstruction,
disconnected or not anchored securely;
(9)
Lack of maintenance of surrounding environment, e.g., fences,
gates, sidewalks, steps, signs, accessory structures, and landscaping;
(10)
Significant deterioration evidenced by crumpling, slumping,
sliding, washout, vegetation overgrowth and similar decay of historic
roadways, trails, paths, and similar standalone elements or contributing
components of historic properties or districts; and
(11)
Deterioration of any feature so as to create or permit the creation
of any hazardous or unsafe condition or conditions.
3.
All structural components shall be maintained in a condition
and state of repair that will help prevent onset or worsening of decay,
deterioration or damage to significant architectural features or otherwise
adversely affect the historic or architectural character of individual
historic structures or elements or structures within a historic district.
4.
Although it is the desire and goal of the City that historic elements be well maintained and restored and that demolition of historic elements by neglect be proactively addressed by the City, no owner of property, or other person having custody thereof, shall be required to restore or improve said historic element beyond the condition which existed at the time the property or element was designated as a historic element, landmark, or district, unless such defect causes the building or structure to be a nuisance, dangerous, or unsafe structure as provided for in Chapter
525 of the Code.
ORDINARY MAINTENANCE
Any work for which a building permit is not required by municipal
ordinance, where the purpose and effect of such work is to correct
any deterioration or decay of, or damage to, a structure or any part
thereof and to restore the same, as nearly as may be practical, to
its condition prior to the occurrence of such deterioration, decay
or damage, and does not involve change of materials nor of form.
REGISTERED HISTORIC PROPERTY
Any structure, building, or property or portion thereof,
with historical significance designated as a registered historic property
by the City Council, pursuant to procedures prescribed herein, which
is worthy of rehabilitation, restoration, interpretation or preservation
because of its historic, architectural or archaeological significance
to the City of Caruthersville.
STRUCTURE
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires
permanent or temporary location on or in the ground, including, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, buildings, fences,
gazebos, advertising signs, billboards, backstops for tennis courts,
radio and television antennae and towers, and swimming pools.
SURVEY
The systematic gathering of information on the architectural,
historic, scenic and archaeological significance of buildings, sites,
structures, areas or landscapes through visual assessment in the field
and historical research for the purpose of identifying historic properties,
elements or districts as worthy of preservation and potential inclusion
on the City's Historic Register.