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BILL TAYLOR COUNCI LMAN-AT-LARGE City of Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi
(REVISED 8/22/03)
Construction: Work which is neither alteration nor demolition. Essentially, it is the erection of a new
structure which did not previously exist, even if such structure is partially joined to an existing structure.
Demolition: The intentional removal, either partial or complete, of a structure within a local preservation district or on a landmark site or which has been designated as a landmark.
Demolition by neglect: Improper maintenance or lack of maintenance of any landmark or landmark site, which results in its substantial deterioration and threatens its continued preservation.
Exterior features: Exterior features of landmarks and landmark sites shall include, but not be limited to, the kind of texture of the building material and type and style of all windows, doors, and appurtenances.
Improvement: Additions to or new construction on landmarks and landmark sites, including, but not limited to, buildings, structures, objects, landscape features, and manufactured units, like mobile homes, carports, and storage buildings.
Landmark: A structure of exceptional individual significance, and its historically associated land, which typically could not be included with a local historic district or other appropriate setting. A historic landmark is designated by the Commission and approved by the City Council through an ordinance.
Landmark site: A location where a primary architectural or historical landmark formerly stood or a significant historic event took place or an important archaeological landmark remains. For the purposes of this ordinance, a landmark site encompasses prehistoric or historic sites on unimproved or improved land. A landmark site is designated by the Commission and approved by the City Council through an ordinance.
Landscape: Any improvement including, but not limited to, outbuildings, walls, courtyards, fences, swimming pools, planters, gates, street furniture, exterior lighting, and site improvements, including, but not limited to, subsurface alterations, site regrading, fill deposition, and paving.
National Historic Landmark: A district, site, building, structure and/or object that has been formally designated as a National Historic Landmark by the Secretary of the Interior and possesses exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States history, architecture, archaeology, engineering, and culture and that possesses a high degree of integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. National Historic Landmarks are automatically listed in the National Register.
National Register of Historical Places: A federal list of historic districts, landmarks and landmark sites worthy of preservation, authorized under the National Historic Preservation Act 1966 as part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect the Nation’s historic and archaeological landmarks and landmark sites. The National Register Program is administered by the Commission, b^ the State Historic Preservation Office, and by the National Park Service under the Department of the Interior. Significant federal benefits may accrue to owners of properties listed or determined eligible for listing in the National Register.
Object: A material thing of functional, cultural, historical, or scientific value that may be, by nature or design, movable, yet related to a specific setting or environment.
Ordinary repair or maintenance: Work done to prevent deterioration of a landmark or landmark site or
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