[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:
ADDITIONShall 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.
ALTERATIONShall mean any change in the exterior features of any building, structure, site, object, or improvement.
APPLICATIONShall 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.
BUILDINGShall 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 APPROPRIATENESSShall 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.
DEMOLITIONShall 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 REPAIRSShall 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 FEATURESShall 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.
HARMONIZINGShall 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.
HISTORICShall mean having historical, cultural, architectural, archaeological, economic, social or other significance as defined by the provisions of this section.
HISTORICALShall mean of, relating to, or having the character of history.
HISTORIC DISTRICTShall 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 SITEShall 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.
IMPROVEMENTShall 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 APPLICATIONShall 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 APPLICATIONShall mean any application for a certificate of appropriateness which shall involve minor repairs.
MINOR REPAIRSa. Installation of signs which comply with zoning requirements pertaining to size, location and mounting.
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 REPAIRSShall mean normal maintenance activity which will not modify any exterior feature and which is not specifically referred to as a minor repair.
PRESERVATIONShall 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.
REPLACEMENTShall 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.
RESTORATIONShall 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.
STRUCTUREShall 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.
SURVEYShall 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.