[Zoning Order §6.010, 4-2-2008]
A.Â
The
purpose of this Article is to promote the educational, cultural, economic
and general welfare of the County by:
1.Â
Providing a mechanism to identify and preserve the distinctive historic,
prehistoric and architectural characteristics of Jefferson County
that represent elements of the County's cultural, social, economic,
political and architectural history;
2.Â
Fostering civic pride in the beauty and noble accomplishments of
the past as represented in Jefferson County landmarks and historic
districts;
3.Â
Providing for economic benefits to encourage business and residential
owners to locate and invest in historically significant properties;
4.Â
Encouraging preservation, restoration and rehabilitation of the historic
structures, areas and neighborhoods, thereby preventing future blighted
areas; and
5.Â
Promoting the identification, evaluation, protection and interpretation
of the historic resources within the County.
[Zoning Order §6.015, 4-2-2008]
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases in this
Article shall be interpreted so as to give them the same meaning as
they have in common usage and so as to give this Article its most
reasonable application.
Any act or process that changes one (1) or more historic,
architectural or physical features of an area, site, landscape, place
and/or structure including, but not limited to, the erection, construction,
reconstruction or removal of any structure; the expansion or significant
modification of agricultural activities; and clearing, grading or
other modification of an area, site or landscape that changes its
current condition.
A standard of appropriate activity that will preserve the
historic, prehistoric, architectural, scenic or aesthetic character
of a landmark or historic district.
A determination issued by the Historic Preservation Commission
(HPC) indicating its recommendation of plans for alteration, construction,
removal or demolition of a landmark or of a structure within a historic
district.
An area designated as a "historic district" by ordinance
of the County Council, that may include individual landmarks, as well
as other properties or structures, while not of such historic and
or architectural significance to be designated as landmarks, nevertheless
contribute to the overall visual characteristics and historical significance
of the historic district.
The Historic Preservation Commission.
A property or structure designated as a "landmark" by ordinance
of the County Council, pursuant to procedures prescribed herein, that
is worthy of rehabilitation, restoration, interpretation and preservation
because of its historic, architectural or archaeological significance
to Jefferson County.
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment
of Historic Properties are sets of treatment standards intended to
assist users in making sound historic preservation decisions for the
preservation, rehabilitation, restoration or reconstruction of historic
properties. The Standards are codified as 36 CFR Part 68 in the July
12, 1995, Federal Register (Vol. 60, No. 133).
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires
permanent or temporary location on or in the ground, including, but
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, buildings, fences,
gazebos, advertising signs, billboards, backstops for tennis courts,
radio and television antennae and towers and swimming pools.
The systematic gathering of information on the architectural,
historic, scenic and archaeological significance of buildings, sites,
structures, areas or landscapes through visual assessment in the field
and historical research for the purpose of identifying landmarks or
districts worthy of preservation.
