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Chapin Park Local Historic District Guidebook <br />Page 65 <br />General Definitions <br />(A) PRESERVATION <br />Defined in these guidelines as the act or process of applying measures to maintain or <br />restore the form, integrity and materials of a building, structure or site in its existing or <br />original condition. It can include stabilization work, restoration or rehabilitation work, <br />ongoing maintenance and/or prevention of demolition. <br />(B) PRESERVATION GUIDELINES <br />An outline of requirements and recommendations which are used as guides in the <br />determination of appropriateness of proposed work within an Historic District. <br />The Historic Preservation <br />Commission has established <br />three sets of guidelines – Res- <br />toration, Rehabilitation and <br />Conservation. One of these is <br />selected by each Local Historic <br />District at the time of imple- <br />mentation. This selection is <br />based on the quality and <br />integrity of the architecture and <br />environment of the district, and <br />upon the goals of the neighbor- <br />hood organization.The Chapin <br />Park Local Historic District Steering Committee selected Rehabilitation Guidelines in 2001. <br />The preservation guidelines are defined as follows: <br />(b1) Restoration (ENCOURAGED) <br />Maintaining the original or unimpaired character of the district as it was at the time <br />of construction. Any restoration done must return the structure to its original state. <br />Authenticity of a restoration would require the removal of incompatible exterior ele- <br />ments and the replacement of all damaged or deteriorated elements with replicas of <br />the same design and materials. New construction shall conform to the guidelines for <br />defined elements of preservation regarding height, proportion and building materi- <br />als. A Certificate of Appropriateness (CoA) applicant shall be responsible for docu- <br />menting the authenticity of the proposed work to the satisfaction of the commission. <br />(b2) Rehabilitation (ADOPTED) <br />Maintaining the existing character of the district, and whenever possible returning it to its <br />original condition. Any rehabilitation would not require the removal of all non-original <br />materials but would encourage the removal of all such materials which are incompatible <br />with the defined elements of preservation for the district. The design of new construction <br />or alteration would not require the duplication of the original design and construction, but