definition
strict definition
replacement initiated
The identity of a structure on a site gives way to that of its replacement structure on the same site.
Replacement of a structure is initiated at the moment when the identity of one structure on the site is replaced with the identity of the next structure on the same site replacing it.
The event records the transition between the old structure and its successor on the site. It is distinct from merely announcing an intention to redevelop the property.
The replacement is another structure, rather than a tenant change or a change of use within the same structure. The site remains the common location of the successive structures.
Related definitions
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condemnation
A government asserts its authority to take over a property or to demand its closing or demolition. -
controlled implosion
A structure is removed from its site or partly destroyed by a deliberate and sanctioned implosion or explosion. -
demolition approved
Government permission is granted for an actual plan to demolish a structure, rather than unrestricted permission alone. -
demolition begins
The first component is removed as part of a sanctioned process intended to dismantle a built object completely. -
demolition completed
Piece-by-piece demolition of a structure is completed with nothing left standing. -
demolition plans scrapped
A planned demolition is canceled before being carried out, leaving the object in existence. -
demolition proposed
A party with the legal right to do so first announces plans for a structure's destruction. -
demolition resumes
Systematic mechanical demolition starts again after an earlier demolition process was begun and halted. -
destroyed by damage
Damage completely destroys a structure, leaving it demolished rather than partly standing in ruins. -
destruction halted midway
Any kind of damage or demolition is halted with part of the structure still standing. -
facade re-used on other site
The facade of a demolished structure is moved to a new site and incorporated into another structure. -
facade re-used on same site
A new structure is completed on the same site, retaining the demolished structure's facade.