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Council tables historic-preservation ordinance amendment after split debate
Summary
City staff sought changes to the city’s historic-preservation ordinance so Temple Terrace could qualify as a Certified Local Government (CLG). The requested revisions remove a 100% owner-consent prerequisite and add an objection process, but council split and voted to table the ordinance to Aug. 19 for further review.
The City Council on Tuesday heard a staff proposal to amend the city’s historic preservation ordinance so Temple Terrace can obtain Certified Local Government (CLG) status and qualify for certain state and federal preservation grants.
Senior Executive Assistant Jeanie Barlow explained the National Park Service would not concur with the city’s prior ordinance because it required unanimous owner consent — a 100% consent prerequisite — before the historic preservation board could consider a designation. The NPS told staff that requirement is incompatible with federal historic-preservation program standards and that a process allowing public participation and an…
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