6Definitions

6 Definitions

6 Definitions

In this plan—

alter, in relation to a heritage item or to a building or work within a heritage conservation area, means—

(a) make structural changes to the outside of the heritage item, building or work, or

(b) make non-structural changes to the detail, fabric, finish or appearance of the outside of the heritage item, building or work, other than changes that maintain existing detail, fabric, finish or appearance of the outside of the heritage item, building or work.

appointed day means the day upon which this plan takes effect.

Council means the Council of the City of Penrith.

demolition, in relation to a heritage item or to a building, work, relic or place within a heritage conservation area, means the damaging, defacing, destruction, pulling down or removal of the heritage item, building, work, relic or place in whole or in part.

heritage conservation area means the land—

(a) shown edged heavy black, stippled and marked “Heritage Conservation Area” on the map, and

(b) described in Part 2 of Schedule 2.

heritage item means a building, work, relic, tree or place of heritage significance—

(a) situated on land shown edged heavy black on the map, and

(b) described in Part 1 of Schedule 2.

heritage significance means historic, scientific, cultural, social, archaeological, architectural, natural or aesthetic significance.

maintenance means the continuous protective care of the fabric of a heritage item and its setting.

relic means any deposit, object or material evidence (terrestrial or underwater) relating to the use or settlement of the land to which this plan applies which is 50 or more years old.

the Act means the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

the map means the map marked “Penrith Local Environmental Plan 1991 (Environmental Heritage Conservation)” and deposited in the office of the Council.