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Commission discusses conservation districts, West Side design guidebook as preservation strategy
Summary
Commissioners discussed using advisory design guidebooks and the possibility of conservation-district overlays to preserve the Historic West Side’s mid-century character, and directed staff to research ordinance examples such as Denver’s pattern books.
Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas Historic Preservation Commission discussed conservation-district tools and a Historic West Side design guidebook as strategies to conserve neighborhood character where properties do not meet criteria for a formal historic district.
Michael (Mike) Howe of the City’s Department of Community Development summarized the West Side design guidebook project. He said the guidebook will be advisory rather than mandatory and will be built from a substantial photographic and historical catalog documenting building types, materials and distinctive features. Howe said the guidebook is intended as a “sales” and outreach…
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