§ 3116.011. Letter A.

"Aggrieved third party" means any owner or resident of a lot within one hundred twenty-five (125) feet of the applicant's subject property or any area commission or neighborhood organization within whose jurisdiction the subject property lies.

"Alteration" means any material or visual change, other than normal maintenance and repair to the exterior of any structure located within those districts set out in Chapters 3319 or to any listed property designated pursuant to Chapter 3117, C.C., or to the publicly accessible interior of any listed property which was listed in part, or in whole, because of the interior's historic or architectural significance.

(1)

"Adverse alteration" means an alteration that destroys or damages one or more architectural features of the structure or listed property, or is inappropriate to the site or to the architectural characteristics of the district. An adverse alteration is identified by the commission using the standards contained within this chapter or adopted hereunder, pertinent typical architectural characteristics, and such guidelines now or hereafter developed for said listed property or district.

(2)

"Interior alteration" means an alteration of an interior space that is publicly accessible and is reviewed only if the subject listed property was designated in part, or in whole, because of the interior's historic or architectural interior significance.

(3)

"Minor alteration" means a change that has a minimal impact on a structure or listed property including, but not limited to, in-kind replacement or repair of deteriorated building elements and changes that affect only a small portion thereof.

(4)

"Substantial alteration" means an alteration that has a major impact on the architectural features, characteristics or integrity of a structure or listed property including, but not limited to, changes in or additions to: windows, window frames, railings, porches, balconies, ornamentations, fencing and site improvements such as regrading and filling.

"Applicant" means any person or his representative who applies for a building or demolition permit or for a certificate of appropriateness therefor for construction, alteration or demolition of a listed property or structure.

"Appurtenance" means any structure or object subordinate to a principal structure or site located within a listed property or architectural review commission area and visible from the public right-of-way including, but not limited to, a bicycle rack, carriage house, display sign, fence, fixture, fountain, garage, outbuilding, pavilion, public artwork, statue, street furniture, shed, trellis, vending machine or similar item.

"Architectural feature" means the architectural treatment and general arrangement of such portion of:

(1)

The exterior of a property as is designed to be exposed to public view; and

(2)

The publicly accessible interior of any listed property which was listed in part, or in whole, because of the interior's historic or architectural significance; including kind, color and texture of the building material of such portion and type of all windows, doors, lights, signs and any other fixtures appurtenant to such portion.

"Architectural review commission" means one of the commissions created by Chapter 3119. "Area" means a specifically delineated geographic division of the city.

(Ord. 1352-93; Ord. 2229-04 § 8.)