15.16.030 Definitions.
The following definitions apply to terms used in this chapter. Terms not defined have their commonly construed meaning.
(1) “Alteration” means an addition, removal, or reconfiguration which significantly changes the character of a designated landmark, including new construction in historic districts.
(2) “Application” means the form(s) used to apply for a certificate of appropriateness.
(3) “Archaeological object” means an object that is at least 75 years old; is part of the physical record of an indigenous or other culture found in the state or waters of the state; and is material remains of past human life or activity that are of archaeological significance including but not limited to monuments, symbols, tools, facilities, technological by-products, and dietary by-products.
(4) “Archaeological site” means a geographic locality in Oregon, including but not limited to submerged and submersible lands and the bed of the sea within the state’s jurisdiction, that contains archaeological objects and the contextual associations of the archaeological objects with each other; or biotic or geological remains or deposits. Examples of archaeological sites include but are not limited to shipwrecks, lithic quarries, house pit villages, camps, burials, lithic scatters, homesteads, and townsites.
(5) “Certificate of appropriateness (COA)” means a document issued by the historic preservation officer indicating that the applicant satisfactorily met the provisions of this chapter for the alteration, relocation, or demolition of a designated landmark.
(6) “Demolition” means the razing, destruction, or dismantling of a historic resource to the degree that its historic character is substantially obliterated.
(7) “Designated landmark” means a historic resource officially recognized by the city of North Bend as important in its history.
(8) “Designated landmarks register” means the list of, and record of information about, historic resources officially recognized by the city of North Bend as important in its history.
(9) “Eligible/contributing” means a historic resource in existence within the applicable period of significance that retains and exhibits sufficient integrity (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association) to convey a sense of history. These resources strengthen the historic integrity of an existing or potential historic district.
(10) “Eligible/significant” means a historic resource in existence within the applicable period of significance that retains and exhibits sufficient integrity (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association) to convey a sense of history. These resources strengthen the historic integrity of an existing or potential historic district, and are likely individually eligible to be added to the designated landmarks register.
(11) “Extraordinary historic importance” means the quality of historic significance achieved outside the usual norms of age, association, or rarity.
(12) “Historical context statement” means an element of the city of North Bend comprehensive plan that describes the important broad patterns of historical development in the city of North Bend and the region, and identifies historic resources that are representative of the important broad patterns of historical development.
(13) “Historic integrity” means the quality of wholeness of historic location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and/or association of a resource, as opposed to its physical condition.
(14) “Historic preservation officer” means the appointed official responsible for the administration of this regulation.
(15) “Historic preservation plan” means an element of the city of North Bend comprehensive plan that contains goals and policies for historic resource preservation and the processes for creating and amending the program to achieve the goal.
(16) “Historic resource” means a building, structure, object, site, or district which meets the significance and integrity criteria for designation as a landmark. Resource types are further described as:
(a) “Building” means a construction made for purposes of shelter or habitation, e.g., house, barn, store, theater, train station, garage, school, etc.
(b) “Structure” means a construction made for functions other than shelter or habitation, e.g., bridge, windmill, dam, highway, boat, kiln, etc.
(c) “Object” means a construction which is primarily artistic or commemorative in nature and not normally movable or part of a building or structure, e.g., statue, fountain, milepost, monument, sign, etc.
(d) “Site” means the location of a significant event, use, or occupation which may include associated standing, ruined, or underground features, e.g., battlefield, shipwreck, campsite, cemetery, natural feature, garden, food-gathering area, etc.
(e) “District” means a geographically defined area possessing a significant concentration of buildings, structures, objects, and/or sites which are unified historically by plan or physical development, e.g., downtown, residential neighborhood, military reservation, ranch complex, etc.
(17) “Historic resources of statewide significance” means buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
(18) “Inventory of historic resources” means the record of information about resources potentially significant in the history of the city of North Bend used to identify historic resources that may be determined significant and included in the designated landmarks register.
(19) “National Register of Historic Places” means the nation’s official list of buildings, structures, sites, objects, and districts important in the nation’s history and maintained by the National Park Service, herein referred to as the “National Register.”
(20) “Noncontributing” means a historic resource in existence within the applicable period of significance that retains and exhibits sufficient integrity (location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association) to convey a sense of history. These resources do not strengthen the historic integrity of an existing or potential historic district in their current condition.
(21) “Not in period” means a building, structure, object, or site that was originally constructed outside the applicable period of significance.
(22) “Owner” means:
(a) The owner of fee title to the property as shown in the deed records of the county where the property is located; or
(b) The purchaser under a land sale contract, if there is a recorded land sale contract in force for the property; or
(c) If the property is owned by the trustee of a revocable trust, the settlor of a revocable trust, except that when the trust becomes irrevocable only the trustee is the owner; and
(d) Does not include individuals, partnerships, corporations, or public agencies holding easements or less than fee interests (including leaseholds) of any nature; or
(e) For a historic resource with multiple owners, including a district, all owners as defined in subsections (22)(a) through (22)(d) of this section.
(f) For National Register resources, the same as defined in 36 C.F.R. Section 60.3(k).
(23) “Period of significance” means the time period, from one to several years or decades, during which a designated landmark was associated with an important historic event(s), trend(s), person(s), architecture, or method(s) or construction.
(24) “Rehabilitation” means the process of returning a designated landmark to a state of utility through repair or alteration, which makes possible an efficient use while preserving those portions and features of the designated landmark and its site that convey its historic significance.
(25) “Relocation” means the removal of a resource from its historic context.
(26) “Streetscape” means the physical parts and aesthetic qualities of a public right-of-way, including the roadway, gutter, tree lawn, sidewalk, retaining walls, landscaping, and building setback. (Ord. 2051 § 1, 2021)