Sedona preservation panel updates surveys, eyes landmark nominations and a state grant

ACTING CHAIR FEENEY: The Sedona Historic Preservation Commission met briefly and discussed several preservation items, including possible landmark nominations and a pending grant application to update the city historic survey.

The commission heard that the commission’s earlier recommendation on a separate land-use matter — the proposed zone change at the Rigby property — was recommended for denial by staff and by the Planning and Zoning Commission and is scheduled to be considered by the Sedona City Council on Dec. 9.

Why it matters: Commission work on landmark nominations and the citywide historic survey can change how future building changes are reviewed and can affect private-property owners whose structures are documented or designated. The matching grant, if awarded, would allow the city to expand the scope of a planned update to the city’s historic-property survey beyond current budgeted work.

Most important decisions and developments

- Grant application: The commission was informed that Chair Myers has submitted a grant application to the State Historic Preservation Office for a matching grant to update Sedona’s historic survey. The city has already budgeted $20,000 for the update; the grant would match that…