Part 2 — Unified Development Ordinance Definitions
City of Andover Unified Development Manual

STRUCTURAL ALTERATION: Any change in a structure, other than normal repairs and maintenance, which may prolong its
STRUCTURE: Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires a permanent location on the ground or attachment to something having a permanent location on the ground. 1. Structures include , but are not limited to: buildings, manufactured and mobile homes, carports, storage sheds, tornado shelters, gazebos, pergolas, fences, walls, decks, swimming pools, play structures, backstops for tennis courts, privately owned signs, flagpoles, towers, masts, pilings, piers, bulkheads, mechanical equipment, satellite dishes, and solar collectors.
useful life or expand its usefulness. 1. Structural alterations include :
a. Construction which will prolong the useful life of supporting members , such as bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams, girders or foundations. b. Complete rebuilding of roof or exterior walls . c. Construction of an addition, or enlargement of a structure. d. Removal of any portion of a structure. 2. For the purposes of these regulations, the following are not considered to be structural alterations : a. Attachment of a new front where structural supports are not changed. b. Addition of fire escapes where structural supports are not changed. c. New windows where lintels and support walls are not materially changed. d. Repair or replacement of non-structural members .
2. Structures do not include : paved areas, hard surfaced walks and terraces, landscaping materials, septic tanks and systems, mail boxes, drains, wells, vehicles, tents, or public items such as transformers, utility poles, streetlight fixtures and street signs. Rule of Thumb For the purposes of these regulations, any "temporary structure" which cannot be moved without a forklift or similar equipment is considered to be a "structure".


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