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State preservation official trains Prescott commissioners on design review, highlights materials guidance and threats to downtown character
Summary
Ariana Urban of the State Historic Preservation Office trained the commission on the Secretary of the Interior standards, character-defining features, and new guidance (Preservation Brief 16) on compatible replacement materials; staff also updated the commission on the master plan timeline.
Ariana Urban, certified local government coordinator and planner for the State Historic Preservation Office, delivered an extended training to the Prescott Preservation Commission on March 14 covering historic design review standards, evaluation of character-defining features, and recent guidance on compatible materials.
Urban described the role of local design criteria and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards in reviewing changes to historic resources, emphasizing consistent application of written guidelines to avoid claims of “arbitrary and capricious” decision making. “We want to ensure any of those proposed changes are compatible and respectful,” Urban said, explaining that the commission’s design guidelines are a legal “shall” and must…
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