Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall be
defined as follows:
ADDITION
An extension or increase in building size, floor area or
height.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
For purposes of historic preservation, the Borough's Zoning
Officer shall be the administrative officer.
ALTERATION
As applied to a building or structure, a change or rearrangement
in the structural parts or in the means of egress or an enlargement,
whether by extending on a side or by increasing in height or the moving
from one location or position to another, or the change in appearance
of the exterior surface of any improvement.
COMMISSION
The Historic Preservation Commission established pursuant to §
490-7.1 of this chapter.
DEMOLITION
The partial or total razing, dismantling or destruction of
any historic site or any improvement within a historic district.
EVALUATION
The process of determining whether identified properties
meet defined criteria of historical, architectural, archaeological,
or cultural significance.
HISTORIC DISTRICT
One or more historic sites and certain intervening or surrounding
property significantly affecting or affected by the quality and character
of historic site or sites, as specifically designated herein.
HISTORIC RESOURCE
Any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure,
or object included in, or eligible for inclusion in, the National
or State Register of Historic Places; such term includes artifacts,
records, and remains which are related to the district, site, building,
structure, or object.
HISTORIC SITE
Any real property, man-made structure, natural object or
configuration or any portion or group of the foregoing which has been
designated in the Master Plan as being of historic, archaeological,
cultural, scenic, or architectural significance at the national, state,
or local level, as specifically designated in this section, including
any property that is in a historic district. The designation of a
historic site or landmark shall include the improvements on the entire
tax map lot on which it is located.
IMPROVEMENT
Any structure or any part thereof installed upon real property
by human endeavor and intended to be kept at the location of such
construction or installation.
INTEGRITY
The ability of a property or element to convey its historic
significance; the retention of those essential characteristics and
features that enable a property to effectively convey its significance.
INVENTORY
A list of historic properties determined to meet criteria
of significance specified herein.
MINOR APPLICATION
Any application for a permit that:
(1)
Does not involve demolition, relocation or removal of a historic
site;
(2)
Does not involve an addition to a property in a historic district
or new construction in a historic district;
(3)
Is a request for approval of fences, signs, lighting, doors,
windows, roofs, paving, exterior sheathing, or streetscape work that
complies with the adopted design guidelines for the improvement proposed.
To qualify as a minor application, the application must comply with
the applicable and specific guideline that applies and can be approved
if it does not substantially affect the characteristics of the historic
site or the historic district;
(4)
Is a request for a field change for a permit that has already been issued and that meets the criteria of Subsection
(3) above.
MINOR WORK REVIEW COMMITTEE (MWRC)
The members of the Commission appointed by the Chair at the
annual organizational meeting. The MWRC shall consist of the Chair
and two other members and shall be responsible for approving minor
applications.
NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA
The established criteria for evaluating the eligibility of
properties for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
NONCONTRIBUTING BUILDINGS
A building, site, structure, or object that does not add
to the historic architectural qualities, historic associations, or
archaeological values for which a property is significant. A building
can be noncontributing if it was not present during the period of
significance, or if it was altered, disturbed, or modified in a manner
that eliminates its character defining features.
ORDINARY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
Repair of any deterioration, wear or damage to a structure
or any part thereof to return the same, as nearly as practicable,
to its condition prior to the occurrence of such deterioration, wear,
or damage with in-kind material and quality workmanship. Ordinary
maintenance shall further include in-kind replacement of exterior
elements or accessory hardware, including signs, using the same materials
and workmanship, and having the same appearance.
PERMIT
Any required approval for exterior work to any improvement
of property in a historic district or on a historic site. Permit shall
include, but is not limited to, a building permit, a demolition permit,
a permit to move, convert, relocate, or remodel or to change the use
or type of occupancy of any improvement or property in a historic
district that involves exterior changes to the structure or the property
on which it is located that were not approved by an application for
development.
PRESERVATION
The act or process of applying measures to sustain the existing
form, integrity, and material of a building or structure and the existing
form and vegetative cover of a site. It may include initial stabilization
work, where necessary, as well as ongoing maintenance of the historic
building materials.
PROTECTION
The act or process of applying measures designed to affect
the physical condition of a property by defending or guarding it from
deterioration, loss or attack, or to cover or shield the property
from danger or injury.
RECONSTRUCTION
The act or process of reproducing by new construction the
exact form and detail of a vanished or nonsurviving building, structure
or object, or any part thereof, as it appeared at a specific time
period when documentary and physical evidence is available to permit
accurate reconstruction.
REHABILITATION
The act or process of returning a property to a state of
utility through repair or alteration that makes possible an efficient
contemporary use while preserving those portions or features of the
property that are significant to its historical, architectural, and
cultural values.
REPAIR
Any work done on an improvement that is not an addition.
RESTORATION
The act or process of accurately recovering the form and
details of a property and its setting as it appeared at a particular
time period by means of the removal of later work or by the replacement
of missing earlier work.
STREETSCAPE
The visual character of the street including, but not limited
to, the architecture, building setbacks and height, fences, storefronts,
signs, lighting, parking areas, materials, color, sidewalks, and curbing.
STRUCTURE
A combination of materials to form a construction for occupancy
use or ornamentation whether installed on, above or below the surface
of a parcel of land. The word "structure" shall also include any building
or improvement with a roof.
SURVEY
A process of identifying and gathering data on a community's
historic resources. It includes a field survey, which is the physical
search for and recording of historic resources on the ground, preliminary
planning and background research before the field survey begins, organization
and presentation of survey data as the survey proceeds and the development
of inventories.
SURVEY DATA
The raw data produced by the survey; that is, all the information
gathered on each property and area investigated.