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Historic Preservation Plan

Special Areas of Concern - Central City:

13.5.e: To support downtown as the community’s primary shopping
district, it is necessary to build on the area’s attributes such as its
waterfront, its unique historic character, its diversity of activities and
its existing successful businesses. It is also necessary to overcome some
of the area’s limitations, such as a lack of adequate and convenient
parking, and a less-than-optimum pedestrian environment due to
exposure to weather.

13.5.i: It is common for business centers to enhance their surroundings
periodically in order to demonstrate their vitality and maintain
or increase their market appeal and add updated amenities. In
the downtown shopping district, some of the most visibly obvious
enhancements are facade, gateway, streetscape improvements,
and historic renovations. Public support of these improvements will
demonstrate the community’s commitment to the downtown and will
encourage private investment in the area.

These policies have informed most of the City’s action in historic
preservation over the past 15 years. These actions included adding
several historic structures to the Local Register, supporting survey
work, supporting the establishment of three National Historic Districts,
and adopting the 2006 Land Development Code Historic Preservation
Provisions (Chapter 2.9).

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