As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ALTERATION
Any act, process or work that changes the exterior appearance,
exterior architectural features, or landscape features, as defined
herein, of a landmark, including the restoration, renovation, reconstruction,
obstruction, addition to or removal of any part of such a landmark.
APPLICANT
Any individual, partnership, unincorporated association,
corporation, or any other entity that submits an application for designation
of a landmark or district or for a certificate of appropriateness.
BUILDING
A combination of materials, other than a structure, to form
a construction that is safe and stable and adapted to permanent or
continuous occupancy for public, institutional, residence, business
or storage purposes; the term "building" shall be construed as if
followed by the words "or part thereof."
COMMISSION
The Town of North Hempstead Historic Landmarks Preservation
Commission established pursuant to this chapter.
COMMISSIONER
The Commissioner of Building and Safety Inspection and Enforcement
of the Town of North Hempstead.
CONSTRUCTION
Any act of erecting an addition to an existing structure,
building, site, object or the erection of a new principal or accessory
structure on a lot or property.
DEMOLITION
Any act or process that destroys, in part or in whole, a
historic landmark or a structure, building, site or object within
a historic landmark district.
DEPARTMENT
The Department of Building and Safety Inspection and Enforcement
of the Town of North Hempstead.
EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES
The exterior architectural style, design, general arrangement
and components of all of the outer surfaces of any building, structure,
site or object, including but not limited to the kind and texture
of the building material and the type and style of all windows, window
frames, shutters, doors, door frames, roofing or siding materials,
lights, signs, fences, railings, porches, balconies, pools, ornamentation
and other fixtures appurtenant to said building or structure or significant
changes to the landscaping and/or topography of a site.
HISTORIC LANDMARK
A building, structure, site, object or parcel of land designated
pursuant to this chapter, which may or may not be located in a designated
historic landmark district and which possesses one or more of the
following characteristics:
A.
Is associated with persons or events of historic significance
to the Town, region, state or nation;
B.
Is illustrative of historic growth and development of the Town,
region, state or nation;
C.
Embodies distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method
of construction;
D.
Contains unique architectural, archaeological, landscaping or
artistic qualities.
HISTORIC LANDMARK DISTRICT
An area of the Town, designated pursuant to this chapter,
which possesses the following characteristics:
A.
Has special character and/or special historic value; and
B.
Represents one or more periods or styles of art or architecture
typical of one or more past eras; and
C.
Geographically is an identifiable portion of the Town; and
D.
Has a contiguous boundary.
HISTORIC SITE MAP
A map prepared and maintained by the Department of Planning
and Environmental Protection of the Town of North Hempstead on which
the location of all designated historic landmarks and districts within
the Town shall be identified.
LANDMARK
A historic landmark as defined in this chapter.
NONCONTRIBUTING
A building, structure, site or object which is not an integral
component of a historic district because it neither dates from a time
period for which the district is significant nor represents an architectural
type, period or method for which the district is significant.
OBJECT
A material thing of functional, aesthetic, cultural, historical
or scientific value that may be, by nature or design, movable yet
related to a specific setting or environment.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, unincorporated association, corporation
or any other entity or organization.
RELOCATION
Any change to the location of a building, structure or object
on its site or removal to another site.
REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
Any mechanical or physical change to a building, structure,
site or object that is not construction, demolition, relocation or
alteration, whether or not such change requires a building permit.
REPLACEMENT IN KIND
The act or process of replicating any historic exterior architectural
feature to substitute for the existing and deteriorated or damaged
architectural feature with like materials of similar quality as the
original feature.
SITE
Includes the land and all buildings or structures thereon.
STRUCTURE
A combination of materials, other than a building, to form
a construction that is safe and stable, including, among others, gazebos,
walls, sidewalks, signs, billboards, radio and television antennas,
retaining walls, paving, swimming pools, fences, fixed outdoor fireplaces,
sheds and pergolas. The term "structure" shall be construed as if
followed by the words "or part thereof."
STYLES OF ARCHITECTURE
A style recognized by any one of the following:
A.
National Register of Historic Places.
B.
Historic American Buildings Survey, Historic American Engineering
Record, Historic American Landscapes Survey, United States Department
of the Interior.
C.
Historic Preservation Field Services Bureau of the New York
State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation.
D.
New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.
E.
National Trust for Historic Preservation.
F.
Society of Architectural Historians.
TOWN
The unincorporated area within the Town of North Hempstead,
New York.