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Commission hears legal concerns on proposed conservation district; takes no action
Summary
The commission opened discussion on 25 HP 03 to begin a phased conservation-district process but Indiana Landmarks warned the proposal may conflict with state enabling rules; the item received public comment and a motion failed for lack of second, so the commission took no action.
The Historic and Cultural Preservation Commission opened debate on 25 HP 03, a petition to begin the process of establishing a phased conservation district for the State Division area, but took no action after legal-process concerns were raised and a motion failed for lack of a second.
City staff outlined the proposal as a process to convert the existing local historic district into a phased three-year conservation district. Staff said the phased approach would initially require certificates of appropriateness only for activities such as relocation, moving a building and new principal or accessory construction, with possible later implementation of stricter controls on demolition and additions if property owners in the district supported that step.
Deb, the Indiana Landmarks representative,…
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