As used in Part 5, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
The owner of a property sharing a common boundary with another
property or within 250 feet of a given piece of property, whether
or not these properties are separated by a public or private way.
Owners shall be considered to be persons listed by the Tax Assessor
of Standish and/or the ones against whom taxes are assessed.
A change in the external architectural or landscape features
of any structure.
Shall refer to those changes to historic properties, landmarks,
buildings, structures, or sites within historic overlay zones, or
sites or landmarks which are not incongruous with what is historically
and architecturally significant as determined by the Commission and
by this Part 5.
A building or structure shall be determined to have "architectural
significance" if it embodies distinctive characteristics of a type,
period or method of construction, represents the work of a master
architect or builder, or possesses high artistic values.
Whenever the word "building" is used, it also refers to all
structures and places (i.e., cemeteries, parks, etc.) which may or
may not have buildings located on them and which are classified under
this Part 5.
A written approval granted by the Commission upon application
of a person with sufficient right, title or interest to property following
a prescribed review procedure, certifying that the proposed actions
by an applicant are found to be acceptable in terms of the design
criteria relating to the historic resource as set forth in this Part
5.
The Standish Historic Preservation Commission, as established
by this Part 5.
The word constructed includes "built," "erected," "enlarged,"
"installed," and "moved."
A structure located within a designated historic district
and identified as contributing to the historical or architectural
significance of said district.
The permanent removal, dismantling or destruction of all
or any portion of an existing designated historic resource.
The architectural style and general arrangement of the exterior
of a building or structure, including but not limited to:
The roof shape and the kind and texture of the
building materials;
The type and style of all windows, doors, lights,
dormers, gable cornices, porches, decorative trim, etc.;
The location and treatment of any vehicle access
or parking space;
The design of any sign; and
The arrangement of any fencing.
A geographically definable area possessing a significant
concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites, buildings, structures
or landmarks united by events or aesthetically by plan or physical
development and designated in accordance with the requirements of
this Part 5 as appropriate for historic preservation. Such historic
districts may also comprise an individual historic landmark or historic
site separated geographically, but linked by association or history.
Any improvement, building or structure of particular historic
architectural significance to the Town relating to its heritage, cultural,
economic or political history, or which exemplifies historic personages
or important events in local, state or national history as may be
designated in accordance with this Part 5.
Any historic district, historic site or historic landmark.
A building, structure or site possesses "historic significance" if it embodies one or more of the five qualities in § 181-130. Any building classified as noncontributing is not considered to possess historic significance.
Any parcel of land of special significance in the history
of the Town or its inhabitants, or upon which an historic event has
occurred, and which has been designated as such in accordance with
this Part 5. The term "historic site" shall also include any improved
parcel, or part thereof, on which is situated a historic landmark,
and any abutting improved parcel, or part thereof, used as and constituting
part of the premises on which the historic landmark is situated as
may designated in accordance with this Part 5.
Material change is defined as a modification to the architectural
style, general design and general arrangement of the exterior of a
building or structure, including but not limited to the kind or texture
of the building materials and the type and style of all windows, doors,
light fixtures, other appurtenant fixtures and other features such
as walks, walls, fences, signs, driveways and parking areas. In addition,
all activities that affect the exterior of the building and require
a building permit are also included in this definition.
The exterior surface material of a building or structure,
including but not limited to brick, stone, wood or slate.
A building may have "neighborhood significance" if it contributes
to the creation of a physical setting representing a period important
to the evolution of the Town. It is understood, in this case, that
the physical setting, which is composed of buildings, landscape features
and open space, and other architectural features, can transcend the
sum of its parts in creating a sense of history. Some examples of
situations in which a building would have neighborhood significance
are: it is one of a group of similar buildings constructed and/or
designed by an individual important in Standish history; it is a compatible
element in a group of buildings of similar or equally important significant
architectural styles; its location (i.e., on a corner lot, on a rise
of land, on a large parcel of land, as the first building to visually
introduce an important group of buildings) makes it an important element
in the neighborhood; its size gives it a dominant place in the neighborhood.
A map of the Town of Standish which identifies the location
of a designated historic district, historic site or historic landmark.
This map may be used to overlay other Town maps such as zoning, land
use or property tax to demonstrate the designated historic resources
locations.
The rebuilding or the constructing again of a building or
a part of a building. The reconstruction may or may not be a return
to the original design of the building.
The upgrading of a building, previously in a dilapidated
or substandard condition, for human habitation or use. "Rehabilitation"
does not necessarily retain the building's original architectural
features.
The replication or reconstruction of a building's original
architectural features. "Restoration" usually describes the technique
of preserving historic buildings.
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires
a fixed location on or in the ground, or an attachment to something
having a fixed location on the ground, including buildings, billboards,
signs, commercial park rides and games, carports, porches, and other
building features, but excluding sidewalks, fences, driveways, parking
lots and noncommercial swimming pools (whether aboveground or in-ground).
It shall be deemed a violation of this Part 5 if an applicant fails to comply with the plans and conditions as approved by the Historic Preservation Commission when it issued the certificate of appropriateness, and/or any activity listed in § 181-135, Certificate of appropriateness, is carried on without first obtaining a certificate of appropriateness which permits the activity to proceed.
A mix of styles, sizes, etc., that blend together well and that conform to the five criteria of § 181-130.
