LIST OF CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES IN THE SOUTHEAST HISTORIC DISTRICT (QUASI-JUDICIAL) (B)
Ordinance No. 0-06-44; Petition 160MSC-06 PB
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the list of contributing buildings and structures in the Southeast Residential Historic District, as more specifically described in this ordinance; finding these additional buildings and structures to be contributing structures subject to the regulations of the City's historic preservation/conservation ordinance; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
recommendation
The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
explanation
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT
The petition changes the status of four principal structures from non-contributing to contributing in the Southeast Gainesville Historic District. The Southeast Gainesville Historic District was approved by the City Commission on March 13, 1989 (157ZON-88PB Ordinance #3522) and contributing and non-contributing status was applied to each building, site, structure or object.
As defined in the cultural resources survey, contributing buildings and structures are those that have been documented with the Florida Division of Historic Resources through completion of a Florida Master Site File. Also they are at least 45 years old, and have not been severely altered, namely through radical alteration of original plan, enclosing of porches, or additions to the facade. Contributing structures include principal dwellings or buildings, garage apartments, and outbuildings. Conversely, noncontributing buildings and structures are defined as buildings with a Florida Master Site File that have been severely altered and/or buildings that are less than 45 years old.
Staff has found that 4 non-contributing buildings, sites, structures or objects (as reflected on the list and map attached as Exhibit "A") have met the criteria to be classified as contributing structures.
The Historic Preservation Board unanimously approved the proposed changes in status from non-contributing to contributing structures at a Special Meeting on November 8, 2005.
Public notice was published in the Gainesville Sun on February 28, 2006. Letters were mailed to surrounding property owners on March 1, 2006. The Plan Board held a public hearing March 16, 2006. Planning Division staff recommended that the Plan Board approve the petition. The Plan Board approved the petition by a 6-0 vote and recommended that the City Commission approve Petition 160MSC-05 PB.
The petition and ordinance were placed on the August 14, 2006 City Commission agenda for first reading; however, it was pulled from the Agenda when a citizen questioned the accuracy of some of the details on the map attached to the ordinance. Since that time, the details of the map have been updated. Those details dealt primarily with the shape of building footprints as depicted on the map. The updates did not change the contributing/non-contributing status of any properties or change the District Boundaries.
CITY ATTORNEY MEMORANDUM
This ordinance requires two public hearings. The City Commission adopted the ordinance on first reading December 11, 2006, and second and final reading is January 8, 2007.
Fiscal Note
None