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Zoning and Development Code |
Appendix 200 SERIES. OVERLAY AND SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS |
Appendix 88-235. HO, HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT |
§ 88-235-01. PURPOSE
Historic Overlay districts are used to identify sites and areas within the city with structures and groupings of structures that are of historic, stylistic or thematic significance, as identified by historic resources surveys. The HO, Historic Overlay district is intended to help protect, preserve, and enhance places, districts, sites, buildings, structures, and other features having a special historical, architectural, cultural, or aesthetic value. The HO district is further intended to:
88-235-01-A. stimulate revitalization and preservation of the residential, civic, and business areas;
88-235-01-B. promote economic progress through heritage tourism;
88-235-01-C. provide for the designation, protection, preservation, rehabilitation, and restoration of historic districts and properties; and facilitate the city's efforts to participate in federal or state historic preservation programs.
(Ord. No. 160759 , § 1, 10-20-2016)