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Board revisits idea of 'thematic' historic districts; members urge education and funding first
Summary
Fort Lauderdale Historic Preservation Board discussed reviving a code amendment to allow noncontiguous 'thematic' historic districts, with members citing past commission votes, concerns about property values, and suggestions to pair designation with incentives such as transfer-of-development-rights and funding for neighborhood improvements.
Members of the Historic Preservation Board of the City of Fort Lauderdale spent an extended portion of the meeting discussing the concept of thematic historic districts — noncontiguous groupings of properties linked by a shared architectural or historical theme — and whether the board should revisit a code amendment that failed on second reading at the city commission.
One board member outlined the proposal and its rationale: thematic districts would allow properties connected by architect or style to be designated and subject to the same design guidelines as a conventional historic district, but without a single contiguous boundary. The member…
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