For purposes of this chapter, all words used
in the present tense include the future tense and all words in the
plural number include the singular number and vice versa unless the
natural construction of the word clearly indicates otherwise. The
word "shall" is mandatory. The word "used" includes "designated, intended,
built, or arranged to be used."
When used in this chapter, the following additional
words, terms and phrases shall have the following meanings, unless
expressly stated otherwise or unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
Any act or process requiring a building permit and any other
act or process not requiring a building permit but specifically listed
in this chapter as an act or process reviewable by the Borough's Historical
Architectural Review Board, including, without limitation, the repair,
application of paint to any previously unpainted building material
or surface, replacement, reconstruction, demolition or relocation
of any structure or object, or any part of any structure or object
that is visible from a property's tax parcel street address, but excluding
rear elevations and rear accessory buildings visible only from secondary
public streets or public alleys, or the installation of a satellite
dish, antenna and other required equipment on the front of buildings,
along their facades, or on the roofs or sides of such buildings if
visible from a public right-of-way.
[Amended 12-11-2006 by Ord. No. 771; 9-10-2018 by Ord. No. 902; 10-8-2018 by Ord. No. 905]
An antenna that is one meter (39.37 inches) or less in diameter
or diagonal measurement that is designed to receive video programming
service via broadband radio service, to receive or transmit fixed
wireless signals other than via satellite, or designed to receive
local television broadcast signals. Such antennas may be mounted on
masts to reach the height needed to establish line-of-sight contact
with the transmitter. Masts higher than antennas used for AM/FM radio,
amateur (hand) radio, CB radio, digital radio services (DARS) or antennas
used as part of a hub to relay signals along multiple locations are
not covered by this definition or the provisions of this chapter.
[Added 9-10-2018 by Ord.
No. 902]
The Borough Council of the Borough of Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania.
A municipal employee of or person retained by the Borough
designated by Columbia Borough Council as the person who enforces
compliance of building and/or fire codes and issues the permit for
the erection or alteration, reconstruction, repair, restoration, demolition
or razing of all or part of any building or structure.
An approval statement signed by the Building Inspector authorizing
the construction, alteration, repair, reconstruction, restoration,
demolition or razing of all or a part of any building or structure
within the historic district.
The request filed by any person with the Building Inspector
that seeks authorization to erect, alter, reconstruct, repair, demolish
or raze all or a part of any building or structure.
The approved statement signed by the Borough Council of the
Borough of Columbia which certifies to the historical appropriateness
of a particular request for the erection, alteration, repair, reconstruction,
restoration, demolition or razing of all or a part of any building
or structure within an historic district and authorizes the issuance
of a building permit for said request.
The request filed by a property owner, equitable owner or
developer with the Building Inspector seeking authorization to erect,
alter, repair, reconstruct, restore, demolish, or raze all or any
part of a building or structure within the historic district.
An area delineated by a municipality and certified by the
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) as being historically
significant. Upon PHMC certification, the local governing body shall
appoint a HARB to administer the regulations in the certified historic
district ordinance.
Regulations enacted by the local governing body and approved
by PHMC, in accordance with the Act of June 13, 1961, Public Law 282,
No. 167 (Act 167), as amended, which are administered by an Historical
Architectural Review Board (HARB) for the area delineated by the Borough
Council and certified by PHMC as an historic district.
The individual retained by the municipality (as an employee
or as a consultant) meeting the professional and educational requirements
set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations, Vol. 36, Part 61 (36
CFR 61) as required by the Certified Local Government Program and
designated as the individual responsible for advising residents, applicants,
and the Historical Architectural Review Board (HARB).
A COA application that conforms to the submittal criteria as specified in § 130-23 of this chapter.
The dismantling or tearing down of all or part of any building
and all operations incident thereto, including neglecting routine
maintenance and repairs which can lead to deterioration and decay.
The absence of routine maintenance and repair which can lead
to a building's or structure's structural weakness, decay and deterioration
resulting in its demolition.
The result of construction such as a building, structure,
monument, sign or object on the ground or on a building or structure.
A building's primary face corresponding to the property's
street address per the Borough of Columbia's tax records. In the case
of corner properties, the definition of "facade" includes a building's
elevations facing two primary streets (but excluding midblock alleys).
[Added 12-11-2006 by Ord. No. 771]
The agency, appointed by Borough Council, that advises Borough
Council as well as applicants for certificates of appropriateness,
on any requests for authorization to erect, alter, reconstruct, repair,
restore, or demolish all or part of any building within a certified
historic district.
The federal listing of districts, sites, buildings, structures,
and objects significant to American history and culture for their
architecture, archaeology, contribution to the broad patterns of history,
or association with lives of persons significant in the nation's past.
A public right-of-way that has been placed on the Official
Borough Street Map, a copy that is attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference as Exhibit C.[1] Such map may be changed from time to time by resolution
of Borough Council.
The act or process of reproducing by new construction the
exact form and detail of a vanished building, structure, or object,
or a part thereof, as it appeared at a specific period of time but
not necessarily of original material.
The act or process of making possible a compatible use for
a property through repair, alterations, and additions while preserving
those portions or features which convey its historical, cultural,
or architectural values.
A dish antenna that is one meter (39.37 inches) or less in
diameter and is designed to receive direct broadcast satellite service,
including direct-to-home satellite service, or to transmit fixed wireless
signals via satellite.
[Added 9-10-2018 by Ord.
No. 902]
Federal regulations (36 CFR 67) to guide work undertaken
on buildings listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register
of Historic Places.
The overall view of a public street, including front and
side yards, that are visible from a public street, its component elements,
and the relationships of building setbacks, rhythms, height, shapes,
spacing, and textures, that give the public street or neighborhood
its distinctive visual character or image.
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit C is on file in the
office of the Borough Clerk.
