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Historic Preservation Ordinance & Guidelines
Links to Documents approved by City Council
Director's letter
stating that the new ordinance does not affect homeowners' insurance for
historic houses.
Background
Several programs in the
Conservation and Open Space Element address historic preservation
issues. Specifically, Program 3.6.10 calls for the City to
implement the adoption of a historic preservation ordinance. As a
result of public and advisory body input, the Council identified
development of a historic preservation ordinance as a Council Goal as
part of the 2009-2011 Financial Plan and Budget process.
The Cultural Heritage Committee
(the advisory body responsible for reviewing historic or cultural
resource issues) developed a draft Ordinance and updated Guidelines over
the course of several months for recommendation to the City Council and
the City Council took final action on the documents in December 2010.
In
April 2011, the Council made a minor edit to the Guidelines to make it
explicit that the use of original materials is not required when changes
are made to historic structures. This change was initiated in
response to concerns that there are times when original materials are no
longer available or are prohibitively expensive and may impact an
owner's ability to maintain homeowner's insurance. Links to the
Ordinance and Guidelines may be found above.
Other Actions
On May 19th,
Marie Nelson from the State Historic Preservation Office
provided information to the Cultural Heritage Committee regarding the
State's Certified Local Government program and other historic
preservation efforts. Review her presentation
HERE.
Through
the public hearing process, the City Council heard testimony that more
outreach to property owners of historic resources and within historic
districts would be helpful. Staff is currently working on a
newsletter that will be distributed in early summer 2011. For more
information, please contact Phil Dunsmore -
pdunsmore@slocity.org or
781-7522.
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