Historic Guidelines - City of Melbourne, Florida

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(See Section 10-226 of the City’s Land Development Code for additional definitions)
Addition - New construction added to an existing building or structure.
General Terms Defined
Alteration - Work which impacts any exterior architectural feature including construction,
reconstruction, or removal of any building or building element.
Archaeological Resources - Any material remains of past human life, activities or habitation, which are
of historic or prehistoric significance. Such material includes, but is not limited to, pottery, basketry,
bottles, weapons, weapon projectiles, tools, structures or portions of structures, pit houses, rock
paintings, rock carvings, intaglios, graves, skeletal remains, personal items and clothing, household or
business refuse, printed matter, manufactured items, or any piece of any of the foregoing items.
Archaeological Site - A property or location that has yielded or may yield information on the City’s
history or prehistory. Archaeological sites may be found within historic sites, historic districts, private
property, public properties, and other areas of the City. Archaeological sites are evidenced by the
presence of artifacts and features below and at times above the ground surface indicating the past use
of a location by people.
Artifacts - Objects which are a product of human modification or objects which have been transported
to a site by people.
Board - The City Historic Preservation Board as created in this article.
Building - A resource created principally to shelter any form of human activity such as a house, church,
hotel, or similar construction.
Certificate of Appropriateness - A written document, issued pursuant to this article, permitting
specified alterations, demolition, new construction, or other work to a designated historic resource or
for a property within a designated historic district.
(1) Standard Certificate of Appropriateness - A standard certificate of appropriateness shall be issued by
the historic preservation officer when the work proposed to the historic resource is deemed to have a
minimal impact to the historic resource, or when the work proposed consists of routine maintenance or
in-kind replacement.
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(2) Special Certificate of Appropriateness - A special certificate of appropriateness is required for work
that includes: additions, alterations, new construction or demolition, and for those instances when the
work is deemed to have a significant impact on the historic resource. The historic preservation board
shall review these requests.
Contributing Resource - A building, landscape feature, object, structure or archaeological site or zone,
that adds to the historic architectural qualities, historic associations, or archaeological values for which
a property is significant because a) it was present during the period of significance, it relates to the
documented significance of the property and it possesses historic integrity reflecting its character at
that time or is capable of yielding important information about the period, or b) it independently meets
the National Register criteria.
Character – The qualities and attributes of any structure, site, street or district.
Demolition - The complete or constructive removal of a building or structure upon any site when the
building will not be relocated intact to a new site.
Designated Site, Landmark, or District - Any site, landmark, or district designated by the federal, state,
or local government as having historical, architectural, or archaeological significance.