Section 9.5 Historic Preservation Definitions | Sedona Land Development Code

9.5. Historic Preservation Definitions

The following definitions apply specifically to the administration, interpretation, and enforcement of the regulations in Section 8.7, Historic Preservation Procedures.

See “Rehabilitation.”

For purposes of the historic preservation regulations of this Code, any aesthetic, architectural, structural or mechanical change to the exterior surface of any significant part of a designated historic resource, as defined herein.

A site containing any structure, evidence of occupation, articles or remains resulting from historic human life, habitation or activity, including but not limited to camp sites, petroglyphs, pictographs, paintings, pottery, tools, ornamentation, jewelry, textiles, ceremonial objects, games, weapons, armaments, vessels, vehicles or, most importantly, human remains.

For purposes of Section 8.7, Historic Preservation Procedures, a structure created to shelter any form of activity, such as a house, cabin, barn, church, hotel, shed or similar structure. “Building” may also refer to a historically related complex, such as a courthouse and jail, or a farmhouse and barn.

Any site which contains at least one human burial, marked or previously marked, and/or considered a dedicated cemetery under Arizona state statutes, even though it may be currently suffering neglect and abuse.

A document issued by the Commission, following prescribed public review procedures, certifying that proposed work on a designated historic resource is compatible with the historic character style and building materials of the historic resource, and therefore may be completed as specified in the Certificate of Appropriateness, and any building permits needed to do the work specified in the Certificate may be issued.

A document issued by the Commission when a property owner demonstrates that a reasonable rate of return cannot be obtained for an income producing commercial property or that no beneficial use exists for a nonincome producing residential property, or that the cost to participate in the City of Sedona’s Historic Preservation Program is financially outside the property owner’s means.

A document issued by the Director, following prescribed review procedures, stating that the proposed work on a designated historic resource will have no detrimental effect on the historic character of the resource, and therefore may be completed as specified in the Certificate of No Effect, and any building permits needed to do the work specified in the Certificate of No Effect may be issued.

For purposes of the historic preservation regulations of this Code, the Chair of the Historic Preservation Commission or his/her designee.

For purposes of Section 8.7, Historic Preservation Procedures, the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Sedona, Arizona.

For purposes of Section 8.7, Historic Preservation Procedures, any site preparation, assembly, erection, repair, addition, alteration or similar action (excluding demolition) for or of historic resources or of public or private rights-of-way, utilities or other improvements.

A classification applied to any historic resource signifying that it contributes to the defining characteristics and integrity of the landmark or designated historic district.

For purposes of the historic preservation regulations of this Code, any intentional act or process that totally or partially destroys a designated property.

Any property, site, building, structure, area, landscaping, or object that has received City designation as a landmark, or as a contributing property within a historic district.

A geographical area whose boundaries are defined by a Historic District zoning designation that contains historic resources considered to have historic, architectural, or cultural value.

The listing and defining of designated properties of Sedona as provided in this Code.

Any property, site, building, structure, area, landscaping, or object identified as representing distinctive elements of Sedona’s historic, archaeological, architectural, and cultural heritage.

The official Historic Resource Survey book of the City listing and describing historic resources (whether designated or not) which are considered by the Commission to have historic, architectural or cultural value.

A measure of the authenticity of a historic resource’s identity, evidenced by the survival of physical characteristics that existed during its historic or prehistoric period in comparison with its unaltered state. For example, a historic building of high integrity has few alterations or ones that can be easily reversed, and an archaeological site with high integrity is one that is relatively undisturbed. Evaluation criteria in determining integrity include a historic resource’s association, design, feeling, location, and materials.

A designation, as a result of processes provided in Section 8.7, Historic Preservation Procedures, applied by the Commission to a historic resource, which has historic value or expresses a distinctive character or style worthy of preservation.

Regular, customary or usual care for the purpose of preserving a historic resource and keeping it in a safe, sanitary and usable condition, without causing any alteration to the historic resource’s distinctive exterior appearance and character.

Any relocation of a building or structure on its site or to another site.

The official list of historic resources established by the federal government through the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, and as amended.

A classification applied to any historic resource on a historic landmark site or within a historic district signifying that it does not contribute to the defining characteristics of the landmark or historic district.

The act or process of applying practices and measures to sustain the existing form, integrity and material of a historic resource. It may include stabilization work where necessary, as well as ongoing maintenance of the historic materials.

A deed restriction filed with the appropriate county, which identifies the property as a landmark or a contributing property within a Historic District.

An interior listed on the City of Sedona Register of Historic Resources that is routinely and customarily open for inspection and is identified as significant at the time of the property’s landmark designation.

The act of reproducing by new construction the exact form and detail of a vanished or severely deteriorated structure or object, or part thereof, as it appeared at a specific period of time.

The act or process of returning a property to a state of utility through repair or alteration that make an efficient contemporary use possible, while preserving those portions or features of the property that are significant to its historical, architectural and cultural value.

Any relocation, in part or whole, of a structure on its site or to another site.

See “Rehabilitation.”

For purposes of Section 8.7, Historic Preservation Procedures, any physical change that is not alteration, construction, removal, or demolition.

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 removing later work or by replacing earlier work that is missing or was destroyed.

For purposes of Section 8.7, Historic Preservation Procedures, the preservation standards, tests, norms or guidelines applied by the City staff and the Commission during any review process, including but not limited to surveys, designations, Certificates of Appropriateness, or other decision making process.

Any alteration to a designated historic resource or protected interior that does not conflict with its ongoing eligibility for listing on the City of Sedona Register of Historic Resources including restoration and repair of damage resulting from fire, flood, earthquake, or act of God. Alterations shall be same-for-same with regard to all details, including, but not limited to, material type, dimension(s), texture, and architectural appearance, in order to be deemed routine maintenance and repair. Alterations to the exterior requiring a building permit shall be in conformance with this definition in order to be considered routine maintenance and repair. Any alteration to a noted contributing factor shall not be considered routine maintenance or repair. Routine maintenance and repair may involve, but is not limited to:

(a) Repair and/or replacement of any exterior wall material;

(b) Repair or replacement of roof cladding materials;

(d) Repointing of masonry joints;

(e) Replacement of window or door glazing except for glazing identified as a contributing feature at the time of the property’s designation;

(f) The removal, maintenance, and/or installation of landscape materials except those identified as significant to the property’s history at the time of the property’s designation;

(g) The application of vapor-permeable paint or stain finishes to wall cladding materials provided that the finish does not change the existing texture of the material or a color identified as a contributing feature at the time of the property’s designation;

(h) Any other work determined by the Director to constitute “routine maintenance and repair.”

Preservation standards developed and published by the office of the United States Secretary of the Interior, as part of the Department of the Interior regulations. They pertain to historic resources of all materials, construction types, sizes and occupancy, and encompass the interior and exterior.

The act or process of applying measures designed to reestablish a weather-resistant enclosure and the structural stability of an unsafe or deteriorated property, while maintaining the essential form as it exists at present.