Sec. 30.03. - Definitions.

For the purpose of this article, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning, the words, terms and phrases hereinafter shall have the meaning given them in this section.

"Alteration" means any change in the character, composition, or structure of a landmark or resource requiring issuance of a building permit.

"Architectural feature" means the architectural elements embodying style, design, general arrangements, and components of the exterior of any building or structure, including, but not limited to, the kind, color, and texture of the building materials and the style and type of all windows, doors, lights, signs, and other fixtures.

"Building" means any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.

"California State Historical Building Code (SHBC)" refers to Health and Safety Code, Part 2.7, Division 13, §§ 18950-18961, as incorporated into the most recent California Building Code (CBC), which provides alternative building regulations for the rehabilitation, preservation, restoration, or relocation of qualified structures as defined by the SHBC.

"Certified local government (CLG)" means a local government that has applied for and received certification as a CLG from the state office of historic preservation (OHP) and the National Park Service. To qualify as a CLG, the local government must meet certain certification criteria and enter into a certification agreement with OHP.

"Character-defining feature" means the architectural features of a building, structure, object, or historic district that help convey the significance of the historic resource.

"City staff" means City of Colusa employees or contract employees from any city department or agency, which may be called upon by the heritage preservation commission as deemed necessary.

"Cultural landscape" means a geographic area associated with a historic event, activity, or person or exhibiting other cultural or aesthetic values.

"Demolition" means for the purpose of this article, any act or failure to act that destroys, damages, or removes in whole or in part a historical resource such that its historic character and significance is destroyed.

"Heritage preservation commission" or HPC established and governed pursuant to the provisions of this article.

"Historic and cultural significance" is determined by considering whether a resource:

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Has significant character, interest or value, as part of the development, heritage, or cultural characteristics of the city, state, or nation;

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Is associated with the life of a person significant in the past;

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Is associated with a historic event with a significant effect on society; or

Exemplifies the cultural, political, economic, social, or historic heritage of the community.

"Historic district" means a geographically or thematically definable area within specific boundaries possessing a significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites, buildings, structures, and/or objects united by past events or aesthetically by plan or physical development and designated by the city council, pursuant to the procedures prescribed in this article.

"Historic site" means a site officially designated as such by a federal, state, or local agency as being of historic significance or importance.

"Integrity" is the ability of a landmark or resource to convey its significance. To retain integrity, a landmark or resource must retain most of the following aspects that loosely relate to the historic landmark or resources' significance: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association.

"Inventory" means a list of historic resources designated for special consideration either by federal, state, or local agency.

"Landmark" means a building, structure, object, cultural landscape, site, or archaeological site designated as a city landmark by the city council, pursuant to the criteria and procedures set forth in this article. Any property listed on the California Register of Historical Resources and/or the National Register of Historic Places shall be considered a landmark for the purposes of this article.

"Maintenance" means the process by which a property owner maintains or improves the condition of a historic resource or landmark.

"Object" means a material thing of functional, aesthetic, cultural, educational, architectural, historical, or scientific value that may be, by nature or design, moveable yet related to a specific setting or environment.

"Office of historic preservation (OHP)." The OHP is a division of the California Department of Parks and Recreation whose mission, in partnership with the people of California and governmental agencies, is to preserve and enhance California's historic heritage as a matter of public interest so that its legacy of cultural, educational, recreational, aesthetic, economic, social, and environmental benefits will be maintained and enriched for present and future generations.

"Relocation" means the removal of a historic resource or landmark from its original site and placement at a new site.

"Resource" means a building, structure, object, cultural landscape, site, or archaeological site designated as a resource by the heritage preservation commission, pursuant to the criteria set forth in this article. All properties included on the city's historical resources inventory, as updated pursuant to the motion made by the planning commission at its March 24, 1993, meeting are resources for the purposes of this article.

"Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for the Treatment of Historic Properties" means nonregulatory standards and guidelines for archeology and historic preservation published by the Secretary of the Interior. They provide technical advice about archeological and historic preservation activities and methods.

"Site" means the location of a significant event, a prehistoric or historic occupation or activity, or a building or structure, whether standing, ruined, or vanished, where the location itself maintains historical or archaeological value regardless of the value of any existing structure.

"Survey" is the accepted method of systematically studying historic resources. It includes statements of significance according to the criteria set forth in this article and, when available, a physical description and a photograph of each historic resource, legal information from title or assessment records, and a statement of any potential threats to the integrity or continued existence of the resource. The information is recorded onto a survey sheet and kept as a historic resources inventory. Information from the survey is used by the heritage preservation commission to identify historic resources it recommends for designation.