An extension or increase in building size, floor area or height.

For purposes of historic preservation, the Borough's zoning officer shall be the administrative officer.

As applied to a building or structure, a change or rearrangement in the structural parts or in the means of egress or an enlargement, whether by extending on a side or by increasing in height or the moving from one location or position to another, or the change in appearance of the exterior surface of any improvement.

A document issued by the Historic Preservation Commission demonstrating their review of any alteration, addition to or demolition of a designated historic site, or to a property within a historic district. Such review is based upon the application and representations of the applicant and the approved plans presented for the preservation, restoration, rehabilitation or alteration of an existing property, or the demolition, addition, removal, repair or remodeling of any feature on an existing building within the historic district, or for any new construction within the historic district.

Demolition is the partial or total razing, dismantling or destruction of any historic site or any improvement within a historic district.

The process of determining whether identified properties meet defined criteria of historical, architectural, archeological or cultural significance.

One or more historic sites and certain intervening or surrounding property significantly affecting or affected by the quality and character of historic site or sites, as specifically designated herein.

Any prehistoric or historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in, or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places; such term includes artifacts, records, and remains which are related to such a district, site, building, structure or object.

Any real property, manmade structure, natural object or configuration or any portion or group of the foregoing which has been designated in the Master Plan as being of historic, archaeological, cultural, scenic or architectural significance at the national, state or local level, as specifically designated herein or any property that is located in a historic district. The designation of a historic site or landmark shall be deemed to include the tax map lot on which it is located as well as the right-of-way contiguous thereto.

Any structure or any part thereof installed upon real property by human endeavor and intended to be kept at the location of such construction or installation.

The ability of a property or element to convey its historic significance; the retention of those essential characteristics and features that enable a property to effectively convey its significance.

A list of historic properties determined to meet criteria of significance specified herein.

Any application for a certificate of appropriateness which:

The established criteria for evaluating the eligibility of properties for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.

A building, site, structure or object that does not add to the historic architectural qualities, historic associations or archaeological values for which a property is significant. A building can be non-contributing, if it was not present during the period of significance, if it was altered, disturbed or modified in a manner that eliminates its character defining features, as a result of which it is incapable of yielding important information about the period; it does not independently meet the National Register criteria.

Repair of any deterioration, wear or damage to a structure or any part thereof in order to return the same as nearly as practicable to its condition prior to the occurrence of such deterioration, wear, or damage with in-kind material and quality workmanship. Ordinary maintenance shall further include in-kind replacement of exterior elements or accessory hardware including signs, using the same materials and workmanship and having the same appearance.

Any required approval for exterior work to any improvement or property in a historic district or on a historic site. Permit shall include, but is not limited to, a building permit, a demolition permit, a permit to move, convert, relocate or remodel or to change the use or type of occupancy of any improvement or property in a historic district which involves exterior changes to the structure or the property on which it is located.

The act or process of applying measures to sustain the existing form, integrity and material of a building or structure, and the existing form and vegetative cover of a site. It may include initial stabilization work, where necessary, as well as ongoing maintenance of the historic building materials.

The act or process of applying measures designed to affect the physical condition of a property by defending or guarding it from deterioration, loss or attack, or to cover or shield the property from danger or injury.

The act or process of reproducing by new construction the exact form and detail of a vanished or non-surviving building, structure or object, or any part thereof, as it appeared at a specific period of time when documentary and physical evidence is available to permit accurate reconstruction.

The act or process of returning 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.

Any work done on an improvement that is not an addition and does not change the exterior appearance of any improvement provided, however, that any such repairs must be done with materials and workmanship of the same quality.

The act or process of accurately recovering 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.

The visual character of the street including, but not limited to, the architecture, building setbacks and height, fences, storefronts, signs, lighting, parking areas, materials, color, sidewalks, curbing and landscaping.

A combination of materials to form a construction for occupancy use or ornamentation whether installed on, above or below the surface of a parcel of land. The word "structure" shall also include any building or improvement with a roof.

A process of identifying and gathering data on a community's historic resources. It includes a field survey which is the physical search for and recording of historic resources on the ground, preliminary planning and background research before the field survey begins, organization and presentation of survey data as the survey proceeds, and the development of inventories.

The raw data produced by the survey; that is, all the information gathered on each property and area investigated.