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and places significant in the history of the Town of including but not limited to architectural style and Mashpee, the maintenance and improvement of their general arrangement and setting thereof, the kind and settings and the encouragement of new building texture of exterior building materials, and the type and designs compatible with the existing architecture. style of windows, doors, lights, signs and other appur- tenant exterior fixtures. f §110.2.Definitions. The terms defined in this section t shall be capitalized throughout this Chapter. Where a PERSON AGGRIEVED: The applicant; an owner of r defined term has not been capitalized, it is intended adjoining property; an owner of property within the r that the meaning of the term be the same as the mean- same DISTRICT area; an owner of property within r ing ascribed to it in this section unless another mean- 100 feet of said DISTRICT area; and any charitable ing is clearly intended by its context. As used in this corporation in which one of its purposes is the preser- Bylaw the following terms shall have the following vation of historic places, structures, BUILDINGS or meaning: districts. t ALTERATION, TO ALTER: The act or the fact of SIGNS: Any symbol, design or device used to iden- f rebuilding, reconstruction, restoration, replication, tify or advertise any place of business, product, activ- removal, demolition, and other similar activities. ity or person. BUILDING: A combination of materials forming a STRUCTURE: A combination of materials other than S shelter for persons, animals or property. a BUILDING, including but not limited to a SIGN, fence, wall, terrace, walk or driveway. CERTIFICATE: A Certificate of Appropriateness, a Certificate of Non-Applicability, or a Certificate of TEMPORARY STRUCTURE, BUILDING or SIGN: J Hardship as set forth in this Bylaw. A BUILDING or STRUCTURE (other than a SIGN) S not intended to be in existence for a period of more n COMMISSION: The Historic District Commission than one year, or a SIGN not intended to be in place iI as established in this Bylaw. for a period of more than thirty (30) days. The COM- MISSION may further limit the time periods set forth f CONSTRUCTION, TO CONSTRUCT: The act or herein as it deems appropriate. the fact of building, erecting. installing, enlarging, moving and other similar activities. §110-3. District Boundaries. The DISTRICT shall consist of one or more DISTRICT areas as follows: DEMOLITION: Removal of any existing structure or S portion thereof. A. MASHPEE HISTORIC DISTRICT - The Mashpee Historic District shall DISPLAY AREA: The total surface area of a SIGN, be a DISTRICT area under this including all lettering, wording, designs, symbols, Chapter. The location and boundaries background and frame, but not including any support of the Mashpee Historic District are structure or bracing incidental to the SIGN. The DIS- defined and shown on the Local J PLAY AREA of an individual letter SIGN or irregular Historic District Map of the Town of shaped SIGN shall be the area of the smallest rectan- Mashpee, Sheet 1 which is a part of gle into which the letters or shape will fit. Where this Chapter and is on file in the office SIGN faces are placed back to back and face in oppo- of the Town Clerk. Sheet 1 is based on site directions, the DISPLAY AREA shall be defined the 2006 Mashpee Assessors' Map. as the area of one face of the SIGN. The delineation of the DISTRICT area boundaries is based on the parcel f DISTRICT: The Local Historic District as established boundaries then in existence and in this Bylaw consisting of one or more DISTRICT shown therein, except as otherwise I areas. apparent on Sheet 1. s t EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE: Such §110-4. Design Guidelines. The COMMISSION, Portion of the exterior of a BUILDING or STRUC- after a public hearing duly posted and advertised at TURE as is open to view from a public way or ways, least 14 days in advance in a conspicuous place in 85