Guidelines - City of Oklahoma City

Preservation Standards AND Guidelines August 1, 2012
BOARD AND BATTEN means a type of wall cladding where applied boards are closely spaced, usually
placed vertically, the joints of which are covered by narrow wood strips.
BRIDGE means a structure that spans over a depression or waterway; typically carries a transportation
way such as a footpath, road or railway.
BUILDING FACADE means the exterior elevation of a building, extending from grade to the top of
the eaves, wall, or parapet, extending the entire length of the building and fronting on public or private
streets.
CANOPY means any structure other than an awning, made of cloth, metal, or other materials with a
frame either attached to, or projecting from, a building, and carried by a frame supported by the
ground or sidewalk.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS (CA) means the official document issued by the Historic
Preservation Commission approving any application for permission to construct, erect, demolish,
relocate, reconstruct, restore or alter any structure designated by the authority of this chapter.
CHARACTER means attributes, qualities and features that make up and distinguish a particular place
or development and give such a place a sense of definition, purpose and uniqueness.
CHARACTER-DEFINING means those architectural materials and features of a building that define
the historic nature or character of the building. Such elements may include the form of the building,
exterior cladding, roof materials, door and window design, exterior features such as canopies and
porches, exterior and interior trim, etc.
COLUMN means a slender, vertical element that supports part of a building or structure.
COMMISSION means the Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Oklahoma City.
COMPATIBILITY means the characteristics of different uses or activities that permit them to be located
near each other in harmony and without conflict.
CONSTRUCTION means the act or business of building a structure or part of a structure.
CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURE means a structure that retains its essential architectural integrity of
design and whose architectural style is typical of or integral to a historic district.
CORNER SIDE FACADE means a facade facing a side street.
CORNER SIDE FENCE means a fence adjacent to a side street.
CORNER SIDE YARD means a side yard abutting a street.
CORNICE means a horizontal projecting band that caps a building parapet or roof.
CONTRIBUTING BUILDING/STRUCTURE/SITE means a building or site which reinforces the
visual integrity or interpretability of a historic district. A contributing building is not necessarily
"historic" (50 years old or older). A contributing building may lack individual distinction but may add
to the historic district's status as a significant and distinguishable socio-cultural entity.
COPING means a protective cap, top or cover of a wall or parapet, often of stone, terra cotta, concrete,
metal or wood. This may be flat, but commonly is sloping to shed water.
DEMOLITION means an act or process that destroys or razes a structure or its appurtenances in part
or in whole, or permanently impairs its structural integrity, including its ruin by neglect of necessary
maintenance and repairs.
DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT means the act or process of neglecting the maintenance and repairs
of a building, thus allowing the building to deteriorate to the point where demolition may be necessary.
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