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This section defines specific terms to be applied where used in Chapter 19.28 EMC.

Certificate of appropriateness” means the commission has reviewed the proposed changes to a register property and certified the changes as not adversely affecting the historic characteristics of the property which contribute to its designation.

Certified local government” or “CLG” means the local government has been certified by the State Historic Preservation Officer as having established its own historic preservation commission and a program meeting federal and state standards.

Class of properties eligible for special valuation” means properties listed on the Everett register of historic places or certified as contributing to an Everett register historic district.

Contributing structure” means a building that was constructed more than fifty years ago which retains the original style and architectural qualities that contribute to the historic character of the neighborhood.

Emergency repair” means work necessary to prevent destruction or dilapidation to real property or structural appurtenances thereto immediately threatened or damaged by fire, flood, earthquake or other disaster.

Everett register of historic places” or “register” means the local listing of properties provided for in Chapter 19.28 EMC.

Historic district” is a geographically definable area—urban or rural, small or large—possessing a significant concentration, linkage or continuity of sites, buildings, structures and/or objects united by past events or aesthetically by plan or physical development.

Integrity,” as used in Chapter 19.28 EMC, means wholeness, completeness and unimpaired condition of a structure, building and district.

National Register of Historic Places” means the national listing of properties significant to our cultural history because of their documented importance to our history, architectural history, engineering or cultural heritage.

Ordinary repair and maintenance,” as used in Chapter 19.28 EMC, means work for which a permit issued by the city is not required by law, and where the purpose and effect of such work is to correct any deterioration or decay of or damage to the real property or structure appurtenance therein and to restore the same, as nearly as may be practicable, to the condition prior to the occurrence of such deterioration, decay or damage including painting.

Significance” or “significantused in the context of historic significance means the following: a property with local, state or national significance is one which helps in the understanding of the history of the local area, state or nation (whichever is applicable) by illuminating the local, statewide or nationwide impact of the events or persons associated with the property, or its architectural type or style in information potential. The local area can include the city, county, or western Washington, or a modest geographic or cultural area, such as a neighborhood. Local significance may apply to a property that illustrates a theme that is important to one or more localities; state significance to a theme important to the history of the state; and national significance to property of exceptional value in representing or illustrating an important theme in the history of the nation.

Site,” as used in Chapter 19.28 EMC, means a place where a significant event or pattern of events occurred. It may be the location of prehistoric or historic occupation or activities that may be marked by physical remains; or it may be the symbolic focus of a significant event or pattern of events that may not have been actively occupied. A site may be the location of ruined or now nonexistent building or structure if the location itself possesses historic cultural or archaeological significance.

Special valuation for historic properties” or “special valuation” means the local option program which when implemented makes available to property owners a special tax valuation for rehabilitation of historic properties under which the assessed value of an eligible historic property is determined at a rate that excludes, for up to ten years, the actual cost of the rehabilitation (Chapter 84.26 RCW and Chapter 19.221, Laws of 1986).

State Register of Historic Places” means the state listing of properties significant to the community, state or nation but which do not meet the criteria of the National Register. (Ord. 3774-20 § 5(D) (Exh. 3), 2020.)