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Exhibit B — Proposed New Chapter 165
<br />color, and texture of materials, components, and finishes and including but not
<br />limited to all windows, doors, lights, signs, and other parts thereof.
<br />(c) "Form" means the geometric shape of the building components and their
<br />interaction to create a whole image.
<br />(d) "Maintenance" means repair or replacement of an existing product, finish or
<br />material without making any alteration.
<br />(e) "Massing" means the interaction of height, width, depth, and proportion, thus
<br />forming a visual image of size.
<br />(f) "Materials" means brick, wood, stone, metal, glass, etc., which can represent
<br />themselves or can be formed to represent another material; e.g., vinyl siding is
<br />typically formed to reference wood clapboard.
<br />(g) "Preservation" means the process of sustaining, restoring or reconstructing the
<br />form and extent of a landmark, building or other structure essentially as it now
<br />exists or as it existed in the past.
<br />(h) "Proportion" means the relationship in size, dimension, scale, etc. of the various
<br />elements of the building to themselves and the image as a whole.
<br />(i) "Reconstruction" means the process of rebuilding a replica of a certain building or
<br />facility no longer in existence.
<br />(j) "Rehabilitation" means the process of returning a property to a state of utility
<br />through repairs or alterations and keeping those portions of the property which
<br />have historical significance, properly preserved and restored.
<br />(k) "Restoration" means the process of accurately recovering the form and details of a
<br />property as it appeared at a particular period of time by removing later work and
<br />replacing missing original structures or appurtenances.
<br />(1) "Scale" means the perception of massing in relationship to various indicators such
<br />as people, adjoining buildings, the site environment as a whole. Scale is typically
<br />observed on many visual levels for the same building or structure.
<br />(m) "Structure" means anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires
<br />permanent location on the ground.
<br />(n) "Style" means the combination of elements and components in commonly
<br />recognized and accepted patterns. Examples of styles are Georgian, Federal,
<br />Greek Revival, Neoclassic, Italian Renaissance, etc.
<br />165.03 DUTIES.
<br />In addition to other duties specified elsewhere in this chapter, the Landmarks
<br />Commission shall have the following responsibilities and duties:
<br />(a) The Commission shall conduct a continuing survey of all sites, buildings,
<br />structures, works of art or similar objects in the City that are culturally, socially,
<br />economically, politically, architecturally, educationally or historically significant.
<br />The Commission shall establish programs for the recognition and promotion of
<br />these community assets.
<br />(b) The Commission shall work for the continuing education of the citizens of the
<br />City with respect to historical and architectural heritage of the City and the
<br />landmarks designated under the provisions of this chapter. It shall publish and
<br />keep current a register of all landmarks.
<br />(c) The Commission shall be authorized by Council to accept the services on a
<br />permanent or part-time basis, of technical experts or such other persons that may
<br />be required from time to time.
<br />(d) The Commission shall maintain archives for City records and other historical
<br />documents. The Commission shall have authority, to be exercised in accordance
<br />with procedural rules adopted by the City Records Commission, to review records
<br />that have been submitted by the Mayor, the Council, and the City's various
<br />departments, divisions, boards and commissions to the City Records Commission
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