A. “City of Lynnwood register of historic landmarks” or “register” means the local listing of properties provided for in LMC 21.80.400.

B. “Emergency repair” means work necessary to prevent destruction or disrepair to real property immediately threatened or damaged by fire, flood, earthquake, vandalism or other disaster.

C. “Historic property” means real property together with improvements thereon which is listed in the city of Lynnwood register of historic landmarks, Washington State Heritage Register or the National Register of Historic Places.

D. “National Register of Historic Places” means the register maintained by the Secretary of the Interior composed of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects significant in American history, architectural history, archaeology, engineering, and culture.

E. “Ordinary repair and maintenance” means work for which a permit issued by the city of Lynnwood is not required by law, and where the purpose and effect of such work is to correct any deterioration or decay of, or damage to, the real property or structure appurtenances thereto and to restore the same, as nearly as may be practicable, to the condition prior to the occurrence of such deterioration, decay, or damage.

F. “Rehabilitation” is the process of returning a property to a state of utility through repair or alteration, which makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions and features of the property that are significant to its architectural and cultural values.

G. “Washington Heritage Register” means the state listing of properties significant to the community, state, or nation that may or may not meet the criteria of the National Register of Historic Places.

H. “Washington State Advisory Council Standards for the Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Historic Properties” means the rehabilitation and maintenance standards as set forth in WAC 254-20-100 as presently enacted or hereinafter amended as minimum requirements for determining whether or not an historic property is eligible for special valuation and whether or not the property continues to be eligible for special valuation once it has been so classified. (Ord. 2445 § 1, 2003)