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'J ~Jl i:- ~ i all operations incidental thereto. Demolition by neglect. Neglect in the maintenance of any building resulting in the deterioration of a building to the extent that it creates or permits the existence of a hazardous or unsafe condition as determined by the department of permits and inspections and as further defined in Section 40-55.1. Demolition by neglect also includes the removal of and/or the disposal of architectural features from the interior and/or exterior to make the rehabilitation of the structure economically unfeasible. Exterior architectural features. The architectural style, general design and general arrangement of the exterior of a building, structure or object, including, but not limited to, the type or texture of building materials and the type and style of all windows, doors, signs, and other appurtenant architectural fixtures, details, features, or elements. Exterior environmental features. Those aspects of the landscape or the development of a site which affect the historical character of the property, including trees with a caliper greater than two inches, walks, fences, walls, signs, lights, and other appurtenances and elements. Historic district. A geographically definable area consisting of public and/or private property within the city, possessing a significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of sites, buildings, structures, or objects united by past events or aesthetically by plan or physical development. A district may also comprise individual elements separated geographically but linked by association or history. An historic district shall further mean an area designated by the City Council as an historic district pursuant to the criteria established in section 40-55. Historic property. An individual building, structure, site, or object, including the adjacent area necessary for the proper appreciation thereof, designated by the City Council as an historic property pursuant to the criteria established in section 40-55. Historic structure. Any individually listed "historic property" as defined above or structure contributing to a historic district as defined above as "contributing properties. " Material change in appearance. A change affecting either the exterior architectural or environmental features of an historic property or any contributing or noncontributing building, structure, site, object, or landscape feature within an historic district, such as: (a) Reconstruction or alteration of the size, shape, or facade of an historic building, including relocation of any doors or windows or removal or alteration of any architectural features, details, or elements. (b) Demolition or relocation of an historic structure.