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AMENDED LIST OF CONTRIBUTING STRUCTURES IN THE NORTHEAST RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (B)
Ordinance No. 0-06-43; Petition 159MSC-06 PB
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, amending the list of contributing buildings and structures in the Northeast Residential Historic District; finding these additional buildings and structures as contributing structures subject to the regulations of the City's historic preservation/conservation ordinance; providing directions to the codifier; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an immediate effective date.
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The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT
The petition changes the status from non-contributing to contributing for various properties in the Northeast Residential Historic District. The Northeast Residential Historic District was approved by the City Commission on July 8, 1985 (241ZON-84PB Ordinance #3141) and contributing and non-contributing status was applied to each building, site, structure or object. 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.
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.
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