"Rehabilitation" means 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 which are significant to its architectural and cultural values.

This definition applies only to "Historic preservation" regulations in chapter 30.32D SCC (Added by Amended Ord. 02-064, Dec. 9, 2002, Eff date Feb. 1, 2003; Amended by Amended Ord. 06-037, Dec. 13, 2006, Eff date Jan. 5, 2007).