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Historic District shall mean one (1) or more historic sites, buildings, structures or objects and contiguous or surrounding property significantly affecting or affected by the quality and character of such sites, buildings, structures or objects. A Type I Historic District shall mean one in which fifty (50%) percent or more of the individual buildings or structures comprising the District are more than fifty (50) years of age. A Type II Historic District shall mean one in which less than fifty (50%) percent of the individual buildings or structures comprising the District are more than fifty (50) years of age. Historic Property or Historic Resource shall mean a district, site, building, structure or object significant in American history, architecture, engineering, archaeology or culture at the national, State, County or local level. Integrity shall mean the authenticity of a property's historic identity, evidenced by the survival of physical characteristics that existed during the property's historic or prehistoric period. Inventory shall mean a list of Historic Properties determined to meet specified criteria of significance. Landmark shall mean any real property manmade structure, natural object or configuration or any portion or group of the foregoing which have been formally designated in the Master Plan as being of historic, archaeological, cultural, scenic, or architectural significance. National Register Criteria shall mean the established criteria for evaluating the eligibility of properties for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Preservation shall mean the act or process of applying measures to sustain the existing form, integrity and material of a building or structure, and the existing form and vegetative cover of a site. It may include initial stabilization work, where necessary, as well as ongoing maintenance of the historic building materials. Protection shall mean the act or process of applying measures designed to affect the physical condition of a property by defending or guarding it from deterioration, erosion, loss or attack, or to cover or shield the property from danger or injury. Reconstruction shall mean the act or process of reproducing by new construction the exact

terioration, erosion, loss or attack, or to cover or shield the property from danger or injury. Reconstruction shall mean the act or process of reproducing by new construction the exact form and detail of a vanished building, structure or object, or any part thereof, as it appeared at a specified period of time. Rehabilitation shall mean the act or process of returning a property to a state of utility through repair or alteration which makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions or features of the property which are significant to its historical, architectural and cultural values. Restoration shall mean the act or process of accurately recovering the form and details of a property and its setting as it appeared at a particular period of time by means of the removal of later work or by the replacement of missing earlier work. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-6.9A; Ord. No. 1007-90; Ord. No. 1584-98 § 1) 25-30.2 Historic Preservation Commission. a. Establishment/Membership. There is hereby established an Historic Preservation Commission to be appointed pursuant to statute by the Mayor. The Commission shall consist of seven (7) regular members and two (2) alternate members who shall serve without compensation, and who shall be interested in and able to contribute to the preservation of historic districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects. At the time of appointment, members shall be designated by the following classes: 153