For the purpose of this chapter, all words used in the present tense include the future tense. All words in the plural number include the singular number and all words in the singular number include the plural number, 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."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Any act or process requiring a building permit and any other act or process not requiring a building permit but specifically listed in this article as a reviewable action, including without limitation the repair, replacement, reconstruction, demolition or relocation of any structure or object, or any part of a structure which is visible from the public way.
The Borough Council of the Borough of Lansdowne.
Any enclosed or open structure that is a combination of materials to form a construction for occupancy and/or use for human or animal habitation and is permanently affixed to the land, including manufactured homes.
A municipal employee of or individual retained by the Borough designated by the Borough as the individual who enforces compliance of building and/or fire codes and issues the permit for the erection, alteration, reconstruction, repair, restoration, demolition or razing of all or a part of any building or structure within an historic district.
An approval statement signed by the Zoning or Code Administrator authorizing the construction, alteration, reconstruction, repair, restoration, demolition or razing of all or a part of any building or structure within an historic district.
The request filed by any person with the Building Inspector or Codes Administrator that seeks authorization to erect, alter, reconstruct, repair, restore, demolish, or raze all or a part of any building or structure within an historic district that requires a certificate of appropriateness.
The approval statement signed on behalf of the Borough Council which certifies to the historical appropriateness of a particular request for the erection, alteration, 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 (if required) for said request.
A completed permit or certificate of appropriateness application is an application which conforms to the submittal criteria for specific historic preservation projects, as determined by the HARB.[1]
The dismantling or tearing down of all or part of any building and all operations incidental 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 that could result in its demolition.
The result of construction, such as a building, structure, monument, sign, or object on the ground or on a structure or building.
The agency that advises the Borough Council on any requests for authorization to erect, alter, reconstruct, repair, restore or demolish all or part of any building or structure within an historic district.
The geographical area described in Article III of this chapter.
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.
Any display, structure, device or object attached to, painted or otherwise on or forming a part of any building, structure, awning, marquee or surface or erected on any real estate which incorporates lettering, logos, colors, pictures, lights, or illuminated inert gas tubes visible to the public from a building or structure, which either conveys a message to the public, or intends to advertise, direct, invite, announce or draw attention to goods, products, services, activities or facilities, excluding window displays, merchandise and temporary signs.
Anything constructed or erected having a permanent or semipermanent location on another structure or in or on the ground, including without limitation buildings, sheds, manufactured homes, garages, fences, gazebos, signs, awnings, marquees, billboards, antennas, satellite sending or receiving dishes, vending machines, decks, and swimming pools.
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Editor's Note: The HARB is the Historical Architectural Review Board.