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BILL TAYLOR COUNCILMAN-AT-LARGE City of Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi
(REVISED 8/22/03)
any part thereof by returning it as nearly as practical to its condition prior to such deterioration, decay, or damage.
Owner of Record: The owner of a parcel of land, improved or unimproved, reflected on the city tax roll and in county deed records.
Preservation District: A group of two (2) or more tax parcels (properties) properties and their structures, and may be an entire neighborhood of structures linked by historical association or historical development. It is not necessary that all structures within a preservation district share the same primary architectural style or be from the same primary historical period. A preservation district may also include both commercial and residential structures, and may include structures covered by two (2) or more zoning classifications. A preservation district may include both contributing and noncontributing structures. A preservation district is designated by the Commission and approved by the City Council through an ordinance.
Relocation: The moving of a structure to a new location on its tax parcel or the relocation of such a structure to a new tax parcel.
Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings: A federal document stating standards and guidelines for the appropriate rehabilitation and preservation of historic buildings.
Site: The location of a significant event, prehistoric or historic occupation or activity, or a building or structure, whether standing, ruined, or vanished, where the location itself maintains historical or archaeological value regardless of the value of any existing buildings or objects.
State Historic Preservation Office: The Historic Preservation Division of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
State Historic Preservation Officer: The director of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Structure: A man-made object and typically will be visible because of portions which exist above grade. Structures built during the historic period, 1700 forward, may in some instances not be visible above grade if they are cellars, cisterns, icehouses or similar objects which by their nature are intended to be built into the ground. A structure includes both interior components and visible exterior surfaces, as well as attached elements such as signs and related features such as walks, walls, fences and other nearby secondary structures or landmark features.
Unreasonable economic hardship: The definition under constitutional standards used to determine whether a “taking” exists.
SECTION III
BAY SAINT LOUIS PRESERVATION COMMISSION COMPOSITION AND TERMS
By virtue of Mississippi Code Ann. 1972, Sec. 39-13-5, 39-13-7 and 39-13-9 as amended, the city is authorized to establish a Historic Preservation Commission to preserve, promote, and develop the city’s preservation districts, landmarks and landmark sites, and to recommend to the city the designation of preservation districts, landmarks, and landmark sites and perform such other functions as may be provided by law. This body will hereafter be referred to as the Commission.
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