For the purpose of this chapter, all words used in the present
tense include the future tense. All words in the plural number include
the singular number and all words in the singular number include the
plural number, unless the natural construction of the word clearly
indicates otherwise. The word "shall" is mandatory. The word "used"
includes "designated, intended, built, or arranged to be used."
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any act or process requiring a building permit and any other
act or process not requiring a building permit but specifically listed
in this article as a reviewable action, including without limitation
the repair, replacement, reconstruction, demolition or relocation
of any structure or object, or any part of a structure which is visible
from the public way.
The Borough Council of the Borough of Lansdowne.
Any enclosed or open structure that is a combination of materials
to form a construction for occupancy and/or use for human or animal
habitation and is permanently affixed to the land, including manufactured
homes.
A municipal employee of or individual retained by the Borough
designated by the Borough as the individual who enforces compliance
of building and/or fire codes and issues the permit for the erection,
alteration, reconstruction, repair, restoration, demolition or razing
of all or a part of any building or structure within an historic district.
An approval statement signed by the Zoning or Code Administrator
authorizing the construction, alteration, reconstruction, repair,
restoration, demolition or razing of all or a part of any building
or structure within an historic district.
The request filed by any person with the Building Inspector
or Codes Administrator that seeks authorization to erect, alter, reconstruct,
repair, restore, demolish, or raze all or a part of any building or
structure within an historic district that requires a certificate
of appropriateness.
The approval statement signed on behalf of the Borough Council
which certifies to the historical appropriateness of a particular
request for the erection, alteration, reconstruction, restoration,
demolition, or razing of all or a part of any building or structure
within an historic district and authorizes the issuance of a building
permit (if required) for said request.
A completed permit or certificate of appropriateness application
is an application which conforms to the submittal criteria for specific
historic preservation projects, as determined by the HARB.[1]
The dismantling or tearing down of all or part of any building
and all operations incidental thereto, including neglecting routine
maintenance and repairs which can lead to deterioration and decay.
The absence of routine maintenance and repair which can lead
to a building's or structure's structural weakness, decay
and deterioration that could result in its demolition.
The result of construction, such as a building, structure,
monument, sign, or object on the ground or on a structure or building.
The agency that advises the Borough Council on any requests
for authorization to erect, alter, reconstruct, repair, restore or
demolish all or part of any building or structure within an historic
district.
The geographical area described in Article III of this chapter.
The act or process of reproducing by new construction the
exact form and detail of a vanished building, structure or object,
or a part thereof, as it appeared at a specific period of time, but
not necessarily of original material.
Any display, structure, device or object attached to, painted
or otherwise on or forming a part of any building, structure, awning,
marquee or surface or erected on any real estate which incorporates
lettering, logos, colors, pictures, lights, or illuminated inert gas
tubes visible to the public from a building or structure, which either
conveys a message to the public, or intends to advertise, direct,
invite, announce or draw attention to goods, products, services, activities
or facilities, excluding window displays, merchandise and temporary
signs.
Anything constructed or erected having a permanent or semipermanent
location on another structure or in or on the ground, including without
limitation buildings, sheds, manufactured homes, garages, fences,
gazebos, signs, awnings, marquees, billboards, antennas, satellite
sending or receiving dishes, vending machines, decks, and swimming
pools.
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Editor's Note: The HARB is the Historical Architectural
Review Board.
