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Commission debates lowering age threshold for local historic eligibility; staff outlines four options
Summary
Commissioners discussed Wildwood’s current 75‑year age threshold for listing on the local Historic Register and alternatives, including aligning survey work with the federal 50‑year threshold. Staff outlined four options and asked for guidance; no change was adopted.
The Historic Preservation Commission revisited a long‑standing question about the city’s age threshold for historic designation and inventory. Since 1999 Wildwood’s ordinance has set 75 years as the eligibility threshold for the Wildwood Historic Register; staff presented that standard alongside St. Louis County (no fixed age) and the National Register of Historic Places (50 years with exceptions).
Planning staff noted a recurring difficulty: national and state programs often use 50 years, so unique local decisions sometimes conflict with federal listings and Section 106 review triggered at 50 years for federally…
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