CHAPTER 12
Historic Preservation
Section 3702. Historic Definitions
ss 3702 Historic Definitions
A. Archaeological Site means the geographical location of any remains of the prior presence of humans including (without limitation) structures, artifacts, terrain features, graphics or remains of plants or animals associated with human habitation.
B. Building shall mean anything built by humans including (without limitations) any combination of materials forming a shelter for animals or persons and/or their activities or property, fences, signs, walks, terraces, landscaping, walls, driveways and parking lots or areas.
C. Certificate of Appropriateness means a written certification, pursuant to a duly passed resolution of the Commission, that a proposed activity within a district involving a building being built or altered or a place being altered or built upon is in conformance with the standards or evaluation and may include conditions or qualifications, specified by the Commission, in order for the certificate to be valid.
D. Historic District means a delineated geographical area which includes one or more buildings and/or places of historical value and may include other buildings, structures and/or places which though not of historical value themselves, may be or become the site of anything being built which may be deemed not to be appropriate with regard to any of the rest of the district.
E. Historic Site means any parcel of land which is of historic value or upon which is positioned any historic landmark.
F. Historic Landmark means any building of historic value.
G. Structure or Building Front means that side of a structure closest to the street that serves it and contains the primary means of entrance. There shall be only one Structure or Building Front per building.
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