The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter,
shall have the following meanings, except where the context clearly indicates a
different meaning:
(1) "Contributing
property" means a building, site, structure, or object which adds to the
historical architectural qualities, historic associations, or archaeological
values for which a district is significant because:
(a) It was present during the period of
significance of the district, and possesses historic integrity reflecting its
character at that time,
(b) Is
capable of yielding important information about the period, or
(c) It independently meets the National
Register of Historic Places criteria for evaluation set forth in 36 CFR Part
60.4, incorporated by reference.
(2) "Division" means the Division of
Historical Resources of the Department of State.
(3) "Historic property" means a building,
site, structure, or object which is:
(a)
Individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places;
(b) A contributing property in a National
Register listed historic district;
(c) Designated as a historic property or
landmark under the provisions of a local historic preservation ordinance;
or
(d) A contributing property in a
historic district designated under the provisions of a local historic
preservation ordinance.
(4) "Improvements" means changes in the
condition of real property brought about by the expenditure of labor or money
for the restoration, renovation or rehabilitation of such property.
Improvements shall include additions and accessory structures (i.e., a garage,
cabana, guest cottage, storage/utility structure) so long as the new
construction is compatible with the historic character of the building and site
in terms of size, scale, massing, design and materials, and preserves the
historic relationship between a building or buildings, landscape features and
open space.
(5) "Local government"
means the board of county commissioners or the governing authority of the
municipality that has adopted an ordinance providing for property tax exemption
for improvements to historic properties pursuant to section
196.1997 or
196.1998, F.S.
(6) "Local historic preservation office"
means a local government agency certified by the Division as qualified to
review applications for property tax exemptions pursuant to sections
196.1997 or
196.1998, F.S.
(7) "National Register of Historic Places"
means the list of historic properties significant in American history,
architecture, archeology, engineering and culture, maintained by the Secretary
of the Interior, as established by the National Historic Preservation Act of
1966 (Public Law
89-665; 80 STAT. 915;
16 U.S.C.
470), as amended.
(8) "Noncontributing property" means a
building, site, structure, or object which does not add to the historic
architectural qualities, historic associations, or archaeological values for
which a district is significant because:
(a)
It was not present during the period of significance of the district,
(b) Due to alterations,
disturbances, additions, or other changes, it no longer possesses historic
integrity reflecting its character at that time or is incapable of yielding
important information about the period, or
(c) It does not independently meet the
National Register of Historic Places criteria for
evaluation.
(9)
"Renovation" or "rehabilitation". For historic properties or portions thereof
which are of historical or architectural significance, "renovation" or
"rehabilitation" means 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, cultural and
archaeological values. For historic properties or portions thereof which are of
archaeological significance or 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
reestablish the stability of an unsafe or deteriorated property while
maintaining the essential form of the property as it presently
exists.
(10) "Restoration" means
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.
(11) "Useable space" means that portion of
the space within a building which is available for assignment or rental to an
occupant, including every type of space available for use of the
occupant.