Sec. 48-398. - Archaeological guidelines.
Sec. 48-399. - Landmark legislation.
Secs. 48-400—48-410. - Reserved.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Alteration means any act or process that changes one or more of the exterior architectural features of a structure, landscape or topographic feature including, but not limited to, the erection, construction, reconstruction or removal of any structure, topographic element, or permanent object or the site.
Archaeology means the science or study of the material remains of past life or activities and the physical site, location, or context in which they are found, as delineated in the U.S. Department of Interior's Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979.
City historic district means an area which has outstanding historical, cultural, archaeological, or architectural significance in the nation, state, region, or community, within which are sites, buildings, structures or appurtenances which alone or as part of a group exemplify the significance of the area, including but not limited to the following:
(1)
Those associated with events that have made significant contributions to the broad patterns of national, regional, or local history;
(2)
Those associated with the lives of persons significant in our past;
(3)
Those embodying the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master or that possess high artistic value, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction;
(4)
Those that have yielded or may be likely to yield information important in prehistory or history; or
(5)
Those that by reason of unusual, innovative or specialized public improvements require special consideration to assure that the public purposes may be achieved or maintained.
Compatibility means an agreeable relationship, or in some instances, the actual continuity, of architectural style, mass, proportion, rhythm, scale, and quality of design and materials, and similar use of materials, colors and design details.
Conservation means physical intervention in the actual fabric of the building to ensure its continued structural integrity.
Construction means the act of adding to an existing structure, landscape or topographic feature, or the erection of a new principal or accessory structure on a lot.
Demolition means the razing or destruction, whether entirely or in significant part, of a building, structure, or object, including its ruin as a result of neglect of necessary maintenance and repairs. Demolition includes the removal of a building, structure or object from its site or the removal or destruction of the facade or surface of any of the same; interior renovations are not included.
Design review ordinance means the enabling legislation creating the design review and preservation commission whose purpose is to review proposed alterations to sites within its jurisdiction and to issue decisions that are consistent with established guidelines.
DRC and DRPC means the design review and preservation commission.
Exterior architectural feature means the general arrangement on such portion of the exterior of any structure as is designed to be open to view from any street or way open to public travel, including but not limited to:
(1)
The kind, color and texture of the building materials or such portion so opened to view; and
(2)
The type and design of all roofs, windows, doors, lights, signs and other fixtures appurtenant to such portion.
Historic site means the location of a significant past event, a prehistoric or historic occupation or activity, or a building or structure, whether standing, ruined or vanished, where the location itself retains historical, cultural or archaeological value or significance regardless of the value of any existing structure.
Landmark means any physical feature or improvement which, in whole or in part, has historical, social, cultural, architectural or aesthetic significance to the city, or the region, or both.
Landscaping means the physical layout and arrangement of plant materials including ground cover, shrubs and trees, together with other natural and manmade elements such as rocks, fences and walls, as a means to enhance the building or natural environment by delineating or screening land uses, buildings, or other structures, or parking area, by creating privacy; by buffering different land uses; and by modifying micro-climatic conditions (wind, shade, air, etc.).
Ordinary maintenance and repairs means work done on a building in order to prevent or to minimize any deterioration, decay, or damage to a building or any part thereof, or in order to restore the same to its condition prior to such deterioration, decay or damage, without change of existing materials.
Preservation means to sustain the existing form, integrity and materials of a building or structure and the existing form and vegetative cover of a site.
Recommendation means the decision taken by the commission on a design review application, the findings of which will be submitted to the department of licenses and inspections in order that a permit may be issued or denied.
Reconstruction means the act or process of reproducing, by means of new construction, the exact form and detail of a formerly existing building, structure, or object, or part thereof, as it appeared at a specific period of time.
Recordation is the act of assembling a body of information to describe a resource. Such information may include, but is not limited to, captioned photographs, documentary research and measured drawings. Standards for recordation shall be based on the guidelines of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), buy may be adjusted by the reviewing body to reflect the level significance of the resource.
Rehabilitation/renovation means the return of a property to a state of utility through repair or alteration which makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions or features of the property which are significant to its historical, architectural, and cultural values.
Renovation means to adapt a structure to the requirements of a contemporary use through improvements, or radical alterations, or both, which do not necessarily consider the historical, architectural, and cultural values of the structure.
Resolution affirming findings means a document affirming the design review and preservation commission's findings regarding an application by a landowner, or his authorized designee, to build, renovate, restore or alter a structure in a historic district.
Restoration means to accurately recover the form and details of a property and its setting as it appeared at a particular period of time by means of the removal of later work or by the replacement of missing earlier work.
Sign means any structure, display, device or inscription which is located upon, attached to, painted or otherwise represented on any land, building or structure and further located on the outside or inside of a window, on an awning, canopy marquee, or similar appendage, and which displays or includes any numerical or letter work, model, banner, emblem, insigne, symbol, device, light, and trademark. "Sign" also includes any announcement, declaration, demonstration, display, illustration or insignia used to advertise or promote the interest of any person or product when the same is placed in order to be seen by the general public.
Site means a plot of land intended or suitable for development; also, the ground or area on which a building or town has been built.
(Code 1968, § 48-59.1(b); Ord. No. 92-029, § 1, 6-4-92; Ord. No. 93-033(sub 1), § 3, 11-4-93; Ord. No. 09-048, § 3, 9-17-09)
Cross reference— Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.
(a)
The purpose of this article is to provide for the designation of historic areas within which specialized review procedures are necessary to assure the preservation or enhancement of their educational, cultural or historic value to the community, and where because of age of structures or patterns of development, special consideration must be given to the lessening of congestion in the streets, securing safety from fire, panic and other dangers, providing adequate light and air, preserving for future generations irreplaceable historic landmarks, and preserving and enhancing for the welfare of the public the educational and aesthetic values represented by areas and structures of historic and cultural significance.
(b)
Additionally, the purpose of this division and the standards set forth in this division is to promote historic districts and landmarks within local districts for the educational, cultural, economic, and general welfare of the public through the preservation, protection, and regulation of buildings, sites, monuments, structures, and areas of historic interest or importance within the city; to safeguard the heritage of the city by preserving and regulating historic landmarks and districts which reflect elements of its cultural, social, economic, political, and architectural history, as embodied and reflected in such historic landmarks by appropriate regulations; to preserve and enhance environmental quality of districts; to strengthen the economy of the city; and to foster civic pride in the beauty and accomplishments of the past.
(Code 1968, § 48-59.1(a); Ord. No. 92-029, § 1, 6-4-92; Ord. No. 93-033(sub 1), § 3, 11-4-93)
Sec. 48-398. - Archaeological guidelines.
Archaeological guidelines, which shall specifically address archaeological resources within the city and the jurisdiction of the design review and preservation commission ("commission"), shall be adopted by the commission. Such guidelines shall be submitted to city council for its approval by resolution prior to becoming effective.
(Code 1968, § 48-59.1(h)(11); Ord. No. 92-029, § 2, 6-4-92; Ord. No. 93-033(sub 1), § 3, 11-4-93; Ord. No. 00-124, § 1, 1-18-01)
Sec. 48-399. - Landmark legislation.
Landmark legislation shall be part of the requirements of this division when, as, and if approved and so provided by ordinance of the council amending this section.
(Code 1968, § 48-59.1(h)(12); Ord. No. 92-029, § 2, 6-4-92)