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Pitman City Zoning Code

§ 35-12.3

Definitions.

[1967 Code § 15-12.3; amended 11-9-2020 by Ord. No. 18-2020]
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ADDITION
Shall mean an extension or increase in the size, floor area, or height of any building, structure, site, object, or improvement added at some time after the completion of the original.
ALTERATION
Shall mean any change in the exterior features of any building, structure, site, object, or improvement.
APPLICATION
Shall mean a request to the Commission made pursuant to this article for the purposes of obtaining a Certificate of Appropriateness or other action by the Commission hereunder specified.
BUILDING
Shall mean any man-made structure created principally to shelter any form of human activity as well as its functionally related activities such as a garage or shed.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS
Shall mean a document issued by the Planning Board embodying a simple statement that the contemplated modification to any site within the Historic Preservation District is in conformity with the purposes of this section.
DEMOLITION
Shall mean any act or process that destroys, in part or in whole, a structure within the Historic Preservation District. Demolition includes the removal of a building, structure, site, object, or improvement from its location or the removal or destruction of its facade, surface, or foundation.
EMERGENCY REPAIRS
Shall mean immediate repairs to preserve the continued habitability and/or the health and safety of occupants or others, performed in accordance with Borough codes without first obtaining a Certificate of Appropriateness. A consultation with the Commission or its staff is still required within 30 days.
EXTERIOR FEATURES
Shall mean the general arrangement of the exterior of any historic or other district site, including but not limited to architectural style, design, color, texture and form of windows, walls, roofs, lighting fixtures, fences, cornice brackets, porch spindles, railings, shutters, doors, signs and other decorative man-made features.
HARMONIZING
Shall mean any buildings, structures, sites, objects or improvements in an historic district which date from a later period but possess some architectural importance and/or visually contribute to the cohesiveness of the district's streetscapes.
HISTORIC
Shall mean having historical, cultural, architectural, archaeological, economic, social or other significance as defined by the provisions of this section.
HISTORICAL
Shall mean of, relating to, or having the character of history.
HISTORIC DISTRICT
Shall mean one or more historic sites and intervening or surrounding property significantly affecting or affected by the quality and character of the historic site or sites.
HISTORIC SITE
Shall mean any real property, man-made structure, natural object or configuration of any portion or group of the foregoing of historical, archeological, cultural, scenic or architectural significance.
IMPROVEMENT
Shall mean a building or other structure, or any work constituting a man-made alteration of, or addition to, any building, structure, site or object.
MAJOR APPLICATION
Shall mean any construction activity involving the demolition of any exterior wall or portion thereof, the modification or removal of any structural element, the modification or removal of any required exitway or means of egress, the modification of any element affecting fire safety or any activity which will increase the nonconformity with the Uniform Construction Code requirements of any existing structure, the addition to a building or the construction of a new building.
MINOR REPAIR APPLICATION
Shall mean any application for a certificate of appropriateness which shall involve minor repairs.
MINOR REPAIRS
a. 
Installation of signs which comply with zoning requirements pertaining to size, location and mounting.
b. 
Repainting.
c. 
Replacement of window sash, exterior doors or shutters of the same size and style that meet current ordinance and historic guidelines.
d. 
Installation of gutters and downspouts which do not affect architectural details.
e. 
Repair or restoration of architectural details.
f. 
New replacement of fences or gates that meet current ordinance and historic guidelines.
g. 
Replacement of roofing material or a piece of siding.
ORDINARY REPAIRS
Shall mean normal maintenance activity which will not modify any exterior feature and which is not specifically referred to as a minor repair.
PRESERVATION
Shall mean the act or process of applying measures necessary to sustain the existing form, integrity and materials of an historic site. Work, including preliminary measures to protect and stabilize the property, generally focuses upon the ongoing maintenance and repair of historic materials and features rather than extensive replacement and new construction.
REPLACEMENT
Shall mean the act or process of replicating any exterior architectural feature that is used to substitute for an existing deteriorated or extensively damaged architectural feature.
RESTORATION
Shall mean 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. It may sometimes mean the removal of later work or the replacement of missing earlier work.
STRUCTURE
Shall mean 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.
SURVEY
Shall mean the inventory of buildings, structures, sites, objects, improvements and districts located within the Borough of Pitman which is conducted by the Commission for the ascertainment of their historical significance pursuant to the provisions of this section.