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Commission discusses proactive demolition review, inventories and $75,000 grant for underrepresented-neighborhood survey
Summary
Commissioners discussed ways to slow unreviewed demolitions by expanding local designation, creating a demolition notice registry or flagging older properties, and increasing staff capacity. Staff reported a $75,000 grant award for a National Register survey of Carver Park and Mobile Heights, but noted federal grant funding may be uncertain.
Commissioners discussed long-standing concerns about buildings being demolished without prior historic review and considered methods to identify and protect properties before they disappear. Staff and members proposed a mix of strategies, including targeted surveys, more local designations, a demolition-notice registry, and increased preservation staffing.
Commissioners said many properties that merit review are not locally designated, so they recommended systematic inventory work, targeted surveys of thematic areas and neighborhoods, and flagging demolition permit applications for structures older than a threshold age for staff review. Staff…
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