City of Gainesville - File #: 120502.

• File #: 120502.
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Filed
• File created: 10/18/2012
• In control: City Commission
• On agenda: 11/15/2012
• Final action: 2/7/2013
• Title: HISTORIC PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION - 1041 NE 6TH STREET (B) Ordinance No. 120502; Petition No. HP-11-00038/HP-11-00039 An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, finding that property located at 1041 NE 6th Street, Gainesville, Florida, as more specifically described in this ordinance, qualifies for an ad valorem tax exemption for historic properties; granting an exemption from ad valorem tax for certain improvements beginning January 1, 2013, and continuing for 10 years under certain conditions; authorizing the Mayor and Clerk of the Commission to sign the Historic Preservation Property Tax Exemption Covenant between the property owner and the City; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.
• Sponsors: City Attorney

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/6/2012	2	City Commission	Adopted on Final Reading (Ordinance)	Pass
11/15/2012	1	City Commission	Adopted on First Reading (Ordinance) and Approved the Recommendation	Pass

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HISTORIC PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION - 1041 NE 6TH STREET (B)

Ordinance No. 120502; Petition No. HP-11-00038/HP-11-00039
An ordinance of the City of Gainesville, Florida, finding that property located at 1041 NE 6th Street, Gainesville, Florida, as more specifically described in this ordinance, qualifies for an ad valorem tax exemption for historic properties; granting an exemption from ad valorem tax for certain improvements beginning January 1, 2013, and continuing for 10 years under certain conditions; authorizing the Mayor and Clerk of the Commission to sign the Historic Preservation Property Tax Exemption Covenant between the property owner and the City; providing a severability clause; providing a repealing clause; and providing an effective date.

recommendation

The City Commission adopt the proposed ordinance.

explanation

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT

Chapter 25, Article IV, of the Code of Ordinances authorizes the City Commission to grant ad valorem tax exemptions for historic properties pursuant to Florida law. As part of its review, the Historic Preservation Board (HPB) and the City Commission must determine whether "the proposed improvement is consistent with the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings and is therefore an eligible improvement."

The process entails two steps: First, the Petitioner filed Part 1 (Preconstruction Application) of the Historic Preservation Property Tax Exemption Application for the restoration/rehabilitation of a contributing residential building in the Northeast Residential Historic District. Part 1 was approved by the HPB on September 6, 2011.

Second, the applicant completed the restoration/rehabilitation work and filed Part 2 (Final Application for Review of Completed Work). Staff inspected the completed work and found the work meets the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Reh...