§ 135-31. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Division means the Division of Historical Resources of the Florida Department of State.

Foundation means the Historic Florida Keys Foundation.

Historic property means a building, site, structure or object that is designated as an archeological, historical or cultural landmark under Article I of this chapter.

Improvements mean changes in the condition of real property brought about by the expenditure of labor or money for the restoration, renovation or rehabilitation of historic properties. Improvements include additions and accessory structures (e.g., a garage) necessary for efficient contemporary use.

Renovation or rehabilitation , for historic properties, or the portion of those properties that have historical or cultural significance, means the act or process of returning a property to a state of utility through repair or alteration that makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions or features of the property that are significant to its historical, architectural, cultural and archeological values. For historic properties, or the historic portions of such properties that are of archeological significance or that are severely deteriorated, renovation or rehabilitation means the act or process of applying measures designed to sustain and protect the existing form and integrity of a property, or re-establish the stability of an unsafe or deteriorated property while maintaining the essential form of the property as it presently exists.

Restoration means the act or process of accurately recovering the form and details of a historic property and 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. 006-2016 , § 1(Exh. 1), 4-13-2016)