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Heritage Preservation Website The Commission is responsible for reviewing Certificates of Appropriateness,
evaluating the definition of heritage resources, and reviewing and
Visit the Heritage Preservation recommending heritage grant and tax exemptions.
Website for more information:
Summary of Issues
http://www.plano.gov/Heritage-
Preservation A Lack of consistency and some miscommunication among city
departments regarding programs being used (e.g. TRAKiT)
Municipal Code A Occasional overload of Heritage Preservation staff
Information regarding the Plano A Need for stronger code enforcement for Certificate of Appropriateness
related violations
Municipal Code is available at:
Administration Policy Statement
https://library.municode.com/tx/plano
Promote collaboration among city departments, boards, and commissions to
support preservation objectives and ensure that administrative resources are
adequate for efficient operation of the heritage preservation program.
Zoning Ordinance
Plano’s Zoning Ordinance is available Recommendations
at:
A Create a clear interdepartmental strategy to ensure the efficient and
consistent review and inspection of heritage-related projects and
https://www.plano.gov/Zoning- enforcement of the Heritage Preservation Ordinance.
Ordinance
A Continue to foster communication between the Heritage Commission,
Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council regarding
2015 International Building development projects and rezoning cases that have the potential to
affect Plano’s heritage resources.
Code
A Maintain subcommittees of Heritage Commissioners as needed to aid
The 2015 International Building Code the Heritage Commission with various projects that may arise.
is available at:
A Dedicate sufficient staff time and explore opportunities to involve interns
and volunteers to assist with the heritage preservation program.
https://codes.iccsafe.org/
A Maintain status and standards of a Certified Local Government
(CLG) with the Texas Historical Commission (THC) and utilize its
benefits to successfully achieve the goals of the heritage preservation
program.
Heritage Commission
A Establish a regularly-scheduled preservation planning and review training
Details regarding Plano’s Heritage program for City staff and commissions.
Commission are available at: Improve collaboration and communication among city departments in
A
heritage-related permitting, and project review processes.
https://www.plano.gov/Heritage-
Commission
Property Standards for
Downtown
The Downtown Heritage Resource
District Design Standards can be
found at:
https://www.plano.gov/Design-
Standards
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