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Historic Preservation Plan

Management Issues
A list of some of the current issues associated with the management
component of the existing preservation program is provided here. The
* issues are presented in three categories. These issues were identified
I in interviews and workshops.

Overall Issues
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l P ■ • The downtown core is vulnerable to a seismic event and many
. buildings need to be retrofitted.
• Existing tools do not fully address new trends in preservation
such as sustainability, new technologies, recent past resources,
new construction in historic districts and the integration of
OSU Waldo Hall (1907) preservation with other planning objectives and policies.
• Some people feel communication from the City to its residents
about the design review and permitting processes is unclear.
Providing a clearer avenue for applicants to work with City
staff and/or an advisory board could help alleviate part of this
issue.
• For a variety of reasons, Corvallis is experiencing an increase in
demolitions of historic structures. A stronger demolition code
to impede the demolition of historic structures is desired.
• A study that focuses on adaptive reuse should be conducted,
and should ultimately provide tips on how to meet the
challenges of adaptive reuse of historic structures.
• Some property owners believe that the permitting and
demolition processes have become more difficult over time,
while they could both be streamlined and potentially run in
coordination with one another.
• The quality and durability of the existing construction is a
concern.

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