6 - Update MemoJune lst, Z005
TO: Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board
FROM: James Hewat
SUBJECT: Update Memo
292411`h Street
At the May meeting, the Board discussed the possibility of the reviewing the stay of
demolition imposed upon the property at the March 3`d, 2005 meeting. The 180 day stay
period ends July 18`h, 2005. 10-13-23 of the Historic Preservation Ordinance states that
during the period of the Stay, the Board may take action it deems necessary and
consistent to preserve the building.
1928 6~h Street
In 2004 the applicant was granted a Landmark Alteration Certificate to restore and add to
the Pool and Son Blacksmith shop that was designated a local landmark in July of 2003.
Since work began, the building has been almost entirely demolished. A stop work order
has been issued for work being undertaken beyond the scope of approval. Discussion
regarding the appropriate enforcement of this violation are currendy underway.
Entorcement
A mid-month meeting will be held on June 15`h to discuss issues related to the
enforcement of the historic preservation ordinance. Staff from the City Attomey's office
and Enforcement will be in attendance.
Valmont Butte
StaFf led a tour of the Butte on May 19~h of the national Alliance for Landscape
Preservation which was followed by a roundtable discussion at Chautauqua.
Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Update:
At the joint session of the City Council and the Planning Board on Apri126, Section 17 of
"Recommended Changes to the BVCP" made by the Boulder Chamber of Commerce
(see attached), was recommended for discussion at City Council's June 7`h, 2005
meeting. These recommendation sin clued changes to the program including the
elimination of consideration of historic designation on the basis of anything other than
architecture, increasing the minimum age of non-designated buildings for demolition
review to 75 years, and annual review of efficacy design guidelines.
Historic Preservation Month Activities:
The month's events were a success culminating with Donovan Rypkema's two talks
which were attended by over 75 participants.
Historic Preservation/Energy Efiiciency policy analysis update
Panel discussion on issue with stakeholders planned for June 29 followed review of
findings by the Boazd at the August meeting. Staff is in the process of undertaking a
literature , identifying perceived/real conflicts between goals, review of existing
policies/standards and guidelines to identify conflicts and areas of mutual support, and
refining research, issues/questions, and policy options for June 29 panel discussion.
Union Pacitic Railroad Depot update
Planning staff is currently working on developing a Boulder Transit Village Area Plan
that will be part of the 2005 Major Update to the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan. It
will include a study and analysis of the larger area azound the Boulder Transit Village
site. The adopted area plan could include proposed land use and zoning changes, as well
as recommendations for new transportation connections. More detailed site planning for
the Transit Village site at 30`h & Pollard will begin in cooperation with RTD in 2005, and
the first phase of development is expected to begin on the eastem portion of the site in
2006.
Primary issues to be resolved regarding the Depot include: building ownership,
relocation site, building use and project funding. The Board will have opportunities to
provide input and will need to issue a landmazk alteration certificate for any building
relocation and exterior changes.
ARTICLES AND INFORMATION:
University Hill Commercia[ District - Historic Overview and Historic District
Evaluation. Front Range Research, 1994
Sustaining the Beauty and Vitaliry af Charleston for All its Citizens, Joseph P. Riley
Forum Journal, Winter, 2005
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THE NEW YORfC 71
Persona
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With Luck, Al Capone Slept
Listing a Home in the National Register
ByKATEMURPHY
George Washmgron may not have
siep[ Merc, but yrour house couW snll
be ~istoncally s~gmhcant. It m~ghl
once have been home to a stelwarc
suftraglsl, or perhaps ~he h~deout of
an m/amous crook. Or mayhe [he fa-
cade rs an excellent example of pen~
oA archuxture
Many Dmperues and even enure
nelghhorhaods quahty as local, state
ar nanonal h~storic landmarks. And
rt ~s probably worth [he rlgmarole [o
aDD~Y~ A h~stonc des~gnation ~wt only
lends cac~e[ and a measure of D~a
tecuon agamsl demolrtion but o(ten
confem tu breaks and lifts property
value.
"it's nm an easy lh~ng to do;' sa~0
Martha Ross, whose home in Long
Beach, N Y., was added to [he Na•
nonal Register of x~stonc Places m
March.'9 felt hke I was back m h~gh
school 1 had to wnre and wnre and
wnre;' she said, to document why
her I9P9 Med~terrenean-style house
menreArecognmon.
Ms. Ross also had ro pmwtle
reams ot wurce marenal. hke cop~es
0/ Me onginai deeO, photm, a1E news-
paper artlcles, maDs ~4 detatled arv
chrtecWrol drewmgs. Xer home was
one af the lirst bwl~ m whac was then
b~lled as the Rmera ol the East by
Wdham N. ReynolGS, the poLUUan
and wheeler-dealer who also devel-
oyeA Coney Island
But Ms. Ross dces not regret t0e
countless hours she spent working on
her apphcauon '9 can'[ wart to hang
Me D~aque oul so everyone can see,"
she sa~tl.'9t's such an homr "
I[ coulA also preserve her home
and increase its value, saiA Paul
Lusignan, a h~stonan wrth the Na~
tional Pa~k Sernce, wh~ch admm~s-
urs the National Reg~srec Evm
wLLhaut a nontying plaque, he sa~d,
"A Lstmg on [he Natiwal Regis~er
ra~se5 pu6hc awareness and appreo-
aUOn, wNCh wdi make the s~re hard-
er to alter or tleslroy and can 41n-
mately make the Dmperty more
vaiuaCle." ~
Indeed, studies show tha[ Droperv
ties that have hatonc Oesignauons
appreaa[e at a taster rare than com-
parableproperuesthatdonot.
"We've seen near umversal resWts
that places wlth an offic~al des~gna-
aon enJ u0 w~~h higher property val-
ues;'salA Edward Coulson, a profes-
sor of econom~cs al Pennsylvan~a
State Unrversrty How much higher
aepends on the locale, Du[ Mr Coul-
son saitl the range is 5 m 20 percen[.
Real estate ezperts say tnis a gen-
erally Ime wheNer the praperly ~s
lisred on the National Regisrer or has
an eas~er-to-come-by state, county ar
muNC~DaI Nstonc des~gnanon A
hsCmg on Me Nanonal Regis[er is
usualty more dittlcWt to obtam be-
cause the proposed Slmcwre ar
ne~ghborhaod mus[ ~ave ne[ional
rather than 7us[ regional or local ~is-
tonc s~gmOcence.
But while a Natmnal RegGSter hst-
mg and most stare histonc designa-
nons are s[rictly ~o~rorary, a c~ry
hsUng often abhgu l~e awner ta
mamtam the propeny and go belore
a local review 6oard befare archrtec-
turel changes are made. "The real
teeth m rerms ot preservanon are at
[he c~ty le~el;' said Perer H. Brmk,
semor vice pres~0ent far D~ograms
at lhe Nat~onal Tms[ lor Hislonc
Preservanon, a pnvate nonproht ad-
vocacy gmup In wasNngton
For ezample, you could legally put
neon pink alum~num siding on a
house that Is on t~e Nauonal Reg~s-
ter ar is a stale hismnc sne, but you
would tace a sntf hne and perhaps a
lawsurt d you diA Ihat ro a mumc~pal
landmark m Galveston, Tex
"AS ~ar a5 [h! CI[y 15 CINICe~neO,
you can't do anythmg that would de-
stroy [he histonwl context anO in-
tegnty of the buJding;' said Manh
Dav~s, ezecuuve A~rectot of [he Gal-
veston Histoncal FounAanon, wNC~
owns and oDeretes s~z h~smnc prop-
erties[here
Such overs~gM m~ght feei res[rm~
uve and m[rusive, but rt might also
lead to a[ax break on approved reno-
vatlons Th~s ~s [me not anly m wme
2,000 cmes, hke Galvesmn and Cleve~
land, Du~ also m more Ihan 20 slates.
I~ke Maryland and Oregon - p~o-
v~tled t~e appropnate authonues
clear che work m advance.
On [he s[are le~el, lhere are no le-
gal reDercuss~ons for proceetling
wLLh unaDP~aveA plans, bul any po-
tenaal taz bene0t ~s tartene0 The m-
cenuves are usually m the form of
property tax aba[ements or state m-
come ~ax <redrts. If [he pmperty is
on [he Nuuonal Reg~ster and pro-
duces Income (a duplex qual~hes),
then up m 20 percenc ot Ne mst at the
renovation can be detlucted trom fed-
eral mcome tues. Mo~eoveq the
benehls are not muWally exdusrve;
the same renovanon coulA patenual-
ly quaUfy ~a< <hree separate [ax
breaks
JoseOh Bmce, an atlvenismg exec~
utrve m Ball~more, wrote o(t almost
a quarler of [he cost at renovanng
his 1921 home four years ago AI-
though h~s house a not mdlviAUalty
recognaed as histone, rt~s m a
More than 50 years old, a
hisaric place is usually 1)
aaaociated with a signifieant
penon, 2) associaled with a
significanl hisloric Irend or
event, 3) an outstandmg or
diaUnctive example o( period
architecturc, or 4) a site Ihal
could offer archeologmal data.
Whal is generally not
considered hietone?
Anythingleasthan 50 years
old and 1) buildings or
strucWres moved from lheir
original locations, 2)
propert~es
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primanly commemorative in
nature, and 3) buildings or
swcwrca that have had
anachmnistic modifications.
What impmves an appLcant~s
chances?
A neat and well-prepared
appLcation with plenty o(
pictures and source material
helps. I['a alao adventageous if
the propoaed site ia in a
neighborhood aeeking
dis[inc[ion aa a histonc
dishic[ or is in an
arca where there are nol a bt
,-~.`~ of other
landmarks.
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neighborhood calleA GwlforQ w~ich
was a0tled ro the Nauonal Reg~ster
m Y001 Thu matle him ehg~ble tar
Maryland's Hentage Preservanon
Tax Credrt Program
Mr. Bruce said he had wamed to
modemae the mtermr ol h~s home
tor almost a decatle and the state m~
come [az benetLL wus [he "final push
that made me ga ahead and do u" He
added that he would not ~ave "re~
modeleA as ex~ensrvely" w~l~ou[ the
cretlu. Whiie caretul mt lo change
[he svucwral c~aracterof the house,
Mr Bruce sai0 he pw m cenVal heal
anA avconAmomng anU up~iated ~he
knchen and bathroom
'"fhe state authonl~es were unbe-
hevably rea6st¢ dunng [he rev~ew
pmcess;' he sa~0 "7Tey real~ze that
houses have to be modd~ed so you
can live as people do today "
Many people who go ro the vouble
m have the~r pmperry recogmud as
hismnc have a genwne mterest m
h~srory and, hke Ms. Ross m Lang
Beach, en7oy tl~splaymg a plaque
Bu[ many people "COUId cafe less
and 7ust tell me to ge[ them Ihe [ax
credtt;'sa~A Amy McFeeters-Krone,
a h~smnan m Portland, Ore., w~o is
often hved lo prepare Nanonal Reg-
nrer apphcations
S~ate h~sronc preservauan o(hces
can make referrak m wnsWtants
'9 (ell like I was back m high
school." said Ylartha Ross, referv
ring lo her efforls w~et her house
on Long Isla~d on lhe National
Regisler of Hisronc Places.'9 had
lo wnle and wnle and wri~e."
and hismnans who do tha kmd o(
wark (a d~recmry of seate olOCes can
~e (ound at nauonaltrust org
/help/slatewide orgasp)
The cost ot researchmg an0 cam-
pletmg the paperwork m ge1 a histor-
ic Aes~gna[~on ~s S~A00 ro 5z.500
There ~s usually no charge lo su6mrt
the apD~~<alion
A recen~ t~end ~s m band mgether,
as residents O~tl m Gwiford, to have a
neighborhooA declared a his[onc dis-
tnct, said Mr Brmk at Ihe Na~~onal
Trusttor Histonc Prese~vation Th~s
tends to raise property values m[he
entire area, even on strucwres that
are less than h~stanc
Mr Bruce m Bal[~more sa~A~
"There w&s some coNroversy a[
first abow whether we should try to
get on Ihe Nanonal Regisrer because
peo0le were swred rt might aAU new
restncUOns, but 1 tlon'~ ~hmk anyone
regre[s rt naw 1'm Oe(imtely a happy
Denefinary"
18 Plamm~g June200i
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hen Sherryl Simdods neighborhood associa-
uon decided ro seek hiscoric district stams for
Misderoe Heights, she said no. °If people
wanc to keep their houses in original condi-
tion, that's fine. But I don'c view my house as
a museum-it's my house," she aays.
Mistleme Heights, a coflection of Tudor
revival homes and Arts and Crafcs bungalows
located on the bl~FFs of che Triniry River in
Fort Worth, Texas, began pursuing hisroric
district status in 2000 as a way m deal wich
ceardowns. Several propercies in che neigh-
borhood had been bought, demolished, and
replaced with new, larger houses that were
architecmrally inconsistenc wich the rest of
che neighborhood. In Fact, some said they
scood out like sore thumbs:
The neighborhood assouacion worked
through Fort Wo~[h's designacion process,
which requires at least halE of che owners of
halEof the neighborhood properties ro vgn a
petition requesting designacion. But Simdon
and several of her neighbors diddc like che
idea, and organized opposition that ground
che nomina[ion process ro a halt. Finally, ro
prorect ac least part of the neighborhood, the
association creared a hismric district that ex-
dudes one comerof che area.
Misde[ce Heighcs isdt unique among h~s-
mric neighhorhoods in being contor[ed into
odd shapes. "We see these kinds of gerryman-
dered districts all over che country, ° says Drane
Wilkinson, program coordinamr of the Na-
tional Alhance of Preservation Comrt issions.
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cheese because individual homeowners were
allowed ro opt out.°
Some may blame che owner consent provi-
sion of Fort WortKs preserva[ion ordinance for
causing che Misdetoe Heights brouhaha, buc
they are under [he false usumPtion tha[ cicies
could avoid problems by simply imposing his-
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inch of che way," she says. or cen[ral business districcs. To qualify as
The only way ro succeed, say preservation
officers and activists around [he country, is m
educa[e properry owners. "People need to
understand what they're getting inco," said
Bohdy Hedgcock, preservation planner with
che ciry of Boulder, Colorado. "There's a bt
toric districts. In fatt, cicies around the U.S. of mismnception about what it means co gec
oftenseekproperryowneropinionwhethertheir into a hisroric distric[. People need to under
ordmance mandaces it or noc Ignoring thc wishes
ofowners is an imitation ro a fighc, acwrding [o
Lucinda Woodward, hisrorian in the local gov-
ernment and informacion management unit of
che Califomia Oflice oEHisroric Preservation.
"You want ro push hard to preserve historic
areas, but if you're pushing preservation down
stand the benefits as well as [he limitations."
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Preservacion ordinances around che U.S. gen-
erally provide nvo rypes of designations for
historic places: landmarks and districts. Land-
marks are individual propercies, while dis-
his[oric, properties must be associared with
historic evencs or people-or they must em-
body the distinctive characteristics oF a style
or archirect. Most historic properties are at
least 50 years old, although some more rtcent
svucmres have also received landmark scams.
Local hismric designation should not be
confused with a liscing on the National Regis-
cer of Historic Places. The National Regis[er
seeks co idencify historic properties but does
noc icself provide any proreaion. Local desig-
nation noc only recognizes the significance oE
properties but also generally confers proteo-
tion againsc demolicion or alreration of his-
coric scmcmres.
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In most communities wich or-
dinances, owners oElandmark prop-
crties or chose living within his-
toric districts mus[ apply [o their
bcal landmarks or preservation
wmmission before they undertake
ex~erior improvemencs. All improve-
ments must follow published de-
sign guidelines for the individual
discria or the ciry ac large; many
communities base their guidelines
on the Secretary oF the [nceriols
Standards Eor Rehabilication.
So much for the similaricies be-
tween hismric districts. The dif-
ferences ofcen center on one is-
sue: owner consent.
Most ordinances do not require
the consent ofthe owner to declare
an individual properry a landmark.
However, m creare a hismric dis-
trict, some cicies require che formal
approval of the district's residents "
or owners. In some cities, a majo~- '-"
iry of properry owners musc ap- ' -
prove the districr, in ochers, a ma-
jorityofowners can stop the process. Some need
50 percent approval, others more. Housron re-
quires the wricten approval of at least 67 Percenc
of che landowners who own at least 51 percent of
the land area. In Connecticuc, local hiscoric
districts require cwo-thirds ot property owners
to support che districc in a referendum.
Nevettheless, most ci[ies do noc require owner
consent. ` i'v(y sense is tha[ most ordinances do
not have an owner consent provision," says
Wilkinson. A 2004 suivey by the Landmarks
Preservacion Council of Illinois found that
among 41 bcal govemmen[s with preservacion
ordinances, 30 did nor require owners to con-
senc ro designation, says Lisa DiChiera, che
council's director of advocary.
St. Paul, Chicago, and Providence can cre-
are distric[s withouc owner appmval. Adanta
requires that wricten nocice be sent to all
residents in a pocential district, and ic holds a
public meeting, but the final authoriry for
designation reses with the ciry council.
The courts have supporred cities' right m
apply hisroric designacions, according to
Wilkinson. "Most hismric preservation ordi-
nances are based on zoning," says V'/ilkinson.
"-['he grearer good uf che communiry oucranks
the desires oEthe one owner. It is for the good
of the communiry ro preserve its history.°
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Even when they have the right [o designace
disaius wichouc owner consene, mosc mm-
municies still seek the residents' aPproval.
"You have ro have neighborhood buy-in,°
Wilkinson says. "Even iE cechnically the city
could be heary-handed and impose the dis-
trict, it would be foolish to do so."
5[. Paul doesdt require owner mnsenc ro
creare historic districts. However, "chere's been
an unspoken-or even a spoken-praaice
chac when [hey've dtsignaced discric[s, [hey
like to get a majoriry oEche owners behind it,"
says Amy Spong, hisroric preservation spe-
cialist Eor [he ciry.
Knoxville also preFers ro get owner ap-
proval. "Ninety-nine times ouc oEa hundred,
it's supposed to be done with the consrnc oE
[he owners,° says Nick Arning, chairman of
the hismric zoning commission for Knoxvilfe
and Knox Counry. However, if a majoriry oE
owuzrs do nor agree m crea[e a historic des-
tric[, ehe Knoxville ciry council can impose
hiscoric designation. This has happened only
a Eew times, Aming says. In one o~going
dispuce, the council is debating whether to
establish a hisroric district in a Civil War
bacdefield cha[ the owners wanc ro sell co a
condominium developer.
While owner support is preferred, Aming
says, he's glad the ciry has the power ro creare
districes without consent. Aming's sentiment
is reflecred around the country. Although
mos[ cities want neighborhood buy-in, chey
would prefer not to be constrained by owner
consent, according m Wilkinson.
The LPCI advises Illinois communities not
ro include owner mnsent pmvisions in their
ordinances. "Having ~o owner consent clause
is a safeguard," says DiChiera. "You wan[ that
opcion open to you in the future, when there's
a district that absolurely needs to be proteaed."
Of[en, Wilkinson says, skeptical owners
will evenmally wme around and support che
disvicc °Somecimes it cakes ehe success of che
designation for propeay owners co see this is a
good ching," he says.
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Whecher or not a city's ordinance requiree
owner consent, outreach can make the differ-
ence benveen bng-term success and failure
preservationists say. "Part of the designacior
process should be educacing the neighbor-
hood,° Wilkinson says. "You talk ro[he com~
muniry. You help them understand this i:
protection for their properry values. This is :
point of neighborhood pride."
Outreach leads to a smoother designatio~
process, says Spong. Sc. Paul is creating ics firs
new historic district m 14 years-and has mad~
owner outreach a cenrerpiece oE the effor
"We starred abou[ two years ago,° Spong say.
"We held town hall meetings with questioi
and answer ses'sions. We got the word ou
beEore we ever starced the legal designatioi
process. It's 6een very successful."
Cities that do require owner consent nee~
to educare [heir owners even more, sa}'
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DiChiera. She poin[s to Hinsdale, a Chicago
suburb that reqwres owner consent in order
to adopt a preservation ordinance. "They are
doing qui[e well getting des~gnations because
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dofng a great job getcing pcoplr educated.
They're achieving designacrons despi[e the
owner consent dause," she says.
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Boulder's 30-yeao-oid preservation ordinance
may soon indude an owner consent provision.
Debate about the change arose out of whac
local preservationisc Margaret Hansen calls `the
University Hill fiasco." In 2002, [heciry's non-
profit preservation group, Hisroric Boulder,
applied to the ciry council ro create a historic
discrict in the Universiry Hill neighbor-
hood. Under the city's prevailing pres-
~ ervation mles, the council could ap-
~ provethedistrictwithoucownermnsent.
"Because the application was for such
a lazge district-900 propetties-and be-
cause we had ro acr within a set period of
time, we coulddt do enough local ouo-
` reachbeforeapublichearing,"saysBohdy
Hedgcock. Many University Hill resi-
dents were surprised and angry when
they found ouc abouc the application,
and, in the resulting uproar, His[oric
Boulder wi[hdrew the apptica[ion.
"Ninery-odd percent of che neigh-
borhood didn't have a clue whac a his-
roric disrrict meant," says Hansen, one
of [he cofounders of Historic Boulder
and current chair of its preservation wm-
~ mit[ee. "There was panic Horror tales
were shu[ded Erom one neighbor to the
_ nex[ chat had no rela[ionship m realiry.°
_ The ciry's planning depar[ment, local
' residencs, and preservarionists came up
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rlmerican Planning Associacion 21
DiChiera. She points co Hinsdale, a Chicago
suburb that requires owner consent in ordrr
to adopt a prescrva~ion ordinance. "They are
c{oin~ quite well ~ettin~ designa[iuns because
chev ha~•e a kno~~'ledgeabl~ preservation chair
doing a grea~ j~b getting pcople educate~{.
Theti•~re achievin~ desi~nations despite the
owncr con.rnt clau~e," she says.
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Boulder's i0-year-old preservation ordinance
may soon include an owner consen~ provision.
Debace abou~ che change arose out of whac
local preservationist Margaret Hansen calls "the
Universiry Hill fiasco." In 2002, che ciry's non-
Profit preservation group, Historic Boulder.
applied ro che ciry council to crea[e a historic
dis~rict in che Universiry Hill neighbor-
hood. Under the city's prevailing pres-
~ ervation rules, ~he council could ap-
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prove the discrict without owner consent.
"Because the application was For such
a large discrict-900 proper~ies-and be-
cause we had ro act within a set period of
time, we couldn't do enough local out-
reach before a public hearing," says Bohdy
Hedgcock. Many Universiry Hill resi-
dents were surprised and angry when
thev Eound out about the application,
and, in the resulting uproar, Historic
Boulder withdrew the application.
"Ninery-odd percent of the neigh-
borhood didn't have a clue whar a his-
toric district meant," says Hansen, one
of ~he cofounders of Hiscoric Boulder
and currcnt chairof i~s preservation com-
mittee. "There was panic. Horror tales
were shuttled from one neighbor ro the
nex~ that had no relationship co realiry."
The ciry's planning department, local
residrnts, and preservacioniscs came up
('r~,~ r~in~~ I'iilrli~ liuil~lin~1~
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?2 Planning Junc ZODS
wirh four options for revising the ciry's ordi-
nance. Option A would not require owner
consent but would include a survey ofowners.
Option B would call a hal~ to the district
designa~ion if more chan half of the owners
opPosed it. Under Option C, 50 percent or
more oFproperry owners would be required to
sign a peticion suppor~ing designation. Op-
tion D is similar to B, except that iE51 percent
or more residents opposed the district, a
supermajoriry of the landmarks board and
ciry council could override their wishes.
Public outreach has been the key to explain-
ing the four options for Universiry Hill, says
Hedgcock. "I~'s been remarkably successful,"
adds James ~-tewac, preservation planner with
~he ciry oF Boulder. "We've been able to ~ell
people whac it means to be a historic districc.
It's been a trial balloon, but no~v we have an
idea that we're on track with what's proposed."
"The education effor~s will give che ciry
council che kind of inpur they need to make a
reasonable decision," Hansen says. "They~ll
get testimony that will be worth listening co.°
(:ra5,ru~~t, I~•~i~lt~r,lii~~ in I ,~i~i 11 ~~r~!~
Fort Worth's preservation ordinance includes an
owner consenc provision chat is on ~he demand-
ing side. Neighborhoods cake ~he lead in writing
design guidelines, providing documentation on
districr propercies, conduaing educa~ion effor~s.
and getcing the approval oEproperry owners.
The ciry deferds the practice as the best way
to reFlecc neighborhood noals and needs. "Each
neighborhood wich historic significance needs
ro decide whether or noc d~e ciry's hiscoric
designation would be desirable," says Fernando
Cos~a, AICP, the city's planning director. "The
ciry tends to rely heavily on the initiative of ~he
neighborhood leaders.°
Some neighburhoods generally considered
historic ha~•e chasen ^ot to pursue district
s~acus. The Samuels Avenue area is °arguably
Forc Worth's oldesc neighhorhood, and yet
as recen~ly as a year or so ago, we worked
closely with che neighborhood leaders and
property owners to explore this idea, and the
majorinr of~owners seemed to be very skepti-
Innu~:-ti~n- it- th~• (lzurk~
~~'h;it :1~~ 4ou clu ~~ith an cinE~t~ harm clc~:a<<,r
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tu ~rc.ur.tn inn<~c,t[itc rc.~.ar~li icnC~r. ~~n.:,,l
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bnu~tin,~ ~hc du~vncu~vii r~~ir.ilii..in~~n „f
~9i:;suuri~s t~iin.~ ~ar~c>t ~it~ (Ex~~,, 1 ~_':UOUt.
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chr li.t fnr tli~ rcclc~clc~p~net;i <>t S~rin~Nrlcl.
sav: (,r~~~ ~~`illi:imti, scnior ci~z-F~r~yidenr ut
chc SE~rin~;iir1~1 fiusines~ Uc~clopm~~ni ('nr-
~~ur<iti~;n. " I h~: re~i~~n'~ cc~,rn,my ~vill hin~~_
on ultat is ~Ion~ ~~'ithin [h~ tucilin'."
Ovcr thc E~as[ tivc t~uar~, nn.:c-vac:~nt ,rurc-
~runtti in an~l aruuncl l'~rl: Cencr.il ~yu.trr
hatie hecr~mr thr rpi~en~er of thc city~~ e::le~-
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mr~ re~riurants, anc~ :i h~~ppin~ har scr~.:. liut
~}u ~it~~ li~u brcn ~tc~rkim, t~~r nearl~• ZO ~•ear5
w rrdrt~~l~~E> che mill si~e, locatr~l r,n a main
[hnruu~~ht.trt~ he~~ti'cen thr cit~° s I~itimric \lid-
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investment, says Nick Arning. "I'm a veteran
oFinany wars," he says. "People don't like che
government telling chem whac they can do
wi~h their properry."
Meanwhile, in Fort Worth's Misdetoe
Heigh~s, memories of che battle are fading.
"You do try co remember chac these are your
neighbors," says Sherryl Simdon. "I love living
in chis neighborhood, even though the historic
dis~ricc issue is still kind of a sore point."
"The majority did want the district and
prevailed," says Tracy. "Now chis wonderEul
neighborhood is recognized as the grea~, his-
toric place it really is.°
Elizaberh Lunday is a wricer based in Fort Worth, Tezas.
cal. Ultimarely, they decided not to pursue
it,° Costa says.
In the Oakhurst neighborhood, ~vhich is
~urrendy seeking hisroric discria s~a~us, a
commitcee of residents is engaged in the ~ime-
consuming process of organizing mee~ings
hlock bv block and debating the Finer poin~s
ofdesign guidelines, such as whe~her or no~ ro
allow aluminum windows or chain-link fences.
"Everyone needs to know thac it we're a his-
toric discrict> ic's based on their inpu~," says
Dennis Furlow, a member of che Oakhurst
Hisroric District Committee.
The neighborhood's in~ense involvemenr
gives it ownership of che his~oric designation,
says Jerre Tracy, execucive director ot H istoric
~,! K:u~~~~,~~: C:in~ :~nci ~li~~ 5prin~ti~.l~i finr~l ,at
5:tn~~ 11e5i~;n A>~u~i~uz,. ~~~I~i~f~ ~~ ill c~r'si~;~~ tl,~
extcri~~r ~.if ,h~ i,u;lcii,i,;.:l^d !iu~i:•r K~,ccrih~r; ~-,
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~I liat f~l<~n r~tult~» `,~_.m .~ ~~rn._r•s ~:all~:l ~'i-
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Fort Worch, ~he ciry's nonprofit preservacion
organizacion. "When you see the landmarks
commission at work, most people don'c real-
ize chey're working on the behalFof che neigh-
borhood," Tracy says. "What the commission
is doing is implementing the agreed-upon
discric~ guidelines prepared by tha~ particular
aistrict."
However, Fort Worth's aPproach does leave
some neighborhoods vulnerable, Tracy says.
"You need ncighborhood leadership rha~ is
sawy and understands the oppor~uniry."
tilt u~t~crin;: ~rlvrr~•..
Owner consent will alwavs be con~roversial
becausr most people's homes are their largest
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c.t:cc ~s ~hc t;,t:.! n. ~I..~~~cr tr~ tal:r fi~e cears.
I'<irtiru~a~-i~, ~ I~.;il~.:i; ~ny :ue chc silc~s :~t thr
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::on~~<rt~~~! intu h~~~c! ruoin~ c>r lotis, a~ lris
h~::~~ ~.I~~nc cl~e~+hrrr. ~o far, i~lartr ~avs. ~hr
j>lan i; a~ ;tri~, .iv;aG• rhe conveyor.:~nd painr
a;~cl ~~rc,cr~t• the tiiio~.
L~:'iin .ill riu ~v~,rk in~•ulvr~l, c:uvin~ a rc-
~>,~:~.r~J, tacilir~: cn:t ,:f ati o1~1 rnill ti~ill cc~~~ ahnut
a> n~uch a; nc°~i cunttru~:ti~~n ~vould, ti.iV< ~'T:lf[\.
~~.ill. h~: ~a~ ~, h~ i, ~,I:id ru reu~e ~hc <~Id struc~ure
hcc:u.u~ <~t it.i icnnic raluc ~u th~ ci«. I)u~vn-
~n~~ n rcvir.~liz::tinn !ias in~~ulv~•~I :i dc~~~l~-lon,~
E~:~rne~~sli~p, ~~ iih Lutli the cir}-and rhe univer-
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On the web.'rhe Landmarks Pres-
erva~ion Council ot Illinois pro-
vides ics survey of owner consen~
onlinc a~ wwwJandmarks.org!
preservatiun_news.h~m.
C:alifornia'sOfficrofHistoric Pres-
en~ation Local Government Assis-
tance deparrment recentlv com-
pleted a reporr ~itled "Urafcing
Effective Hisroric Preservation (~r-
dinances: A Manual fur California's
Local Governillents.'~ It includes
sample reac from ordinances around
California. 'T~he entire reporc is
available online at wiv~~~.ohp.
parks.ca.gov. Click on the link For
I.ocal Government Assistance. ~rhe
Secretan~ of ~he Interior's Stan-
dards for Rehabilitation of His-
toric Buildings are available online
in an easy-co-use, illusrrated Form
at ~~~ww.cr.nps.~ov/hps/cpsl~ax/rhb/.
Events. The Na~ional Alliance
of Preserva~ion rommissions holds
its CA1~4P (Commission Assistance
and Mentoring Program) around
che U.S., wirh upcoming sessions
October 21-22 in Planu, Texas and
November 3-4 in Eureka Springs,
Arkansas. For more information,
check online at w~vw.sed.uga.edu/
pso/programs/napc/camp.htm or call
(?O6) 542-4731. The National Trust
for Historic Preservation holds ics
annual conference September 27-
Oc~ober 5 in 1'orcland, Oregon. Visit
wtiv~v.nchpconfrrcnce.org, call (2Q2)
588-61U0, or einail conFerence
C~nthp.org for more inEormation.
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