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Sedona HPC prioritizes surveys for potential landmarking; plans follow-up on Rigby home and zoning coordination
Summary
Commissioners prioritized a list of properties to survey for possible landmark designation (including Nick's, Don Woods home and Church of the Red Rocks), stressed the need for digital documentation and agreed to coordinate with planning staff about a letter regarding the Rigby home and future development proposals.
The Sedona Historic Preservation Commission prioritized a set of properties to be surveyed as a step toward potential landmark designation and discussed next steps for the Rigby home amid a pending zone-change request.
Commissioners identified immediate priorities for survey work including Nick’s (commercial property), the Don Woods residence and the Church of the Red Rocks; several commissioners said property owners or tenants had expressed positive interest in landmarking. Commissioners agreed to pair up (Commissioner Woods and another commissioner were named as potential survey partners) and to follow survey best practices: survey narratives should be typed/word-processed and photographs provided in digital form for archival and staff use.
On the Rigby home, commissioners discussed drafting a letter to Planning & Zoning and City Council stating the commission’s interest in preservation and asking that future development proposals consider retention or incorporation of the historic structure. Staff explained Sedona’s demolition documentation requirements (architectural documentation prior to demolition for buildings 50 years or older) and that landmarked properties have additional notice provisions. Commissioners debated the best timing for sending correspondence and were advised to monitor a pending zone-change application; staff recommended speaking at Planning & Zoning when a formal application or conceptual plan is filed so preservation concerns can be considered in that review.
Commissioners also discussed access protocols — surveys should only be done with owner permission — and asked staff to be notified when surveys are completed so the commission can place results on a future agenda.
No formal landmarking actions were taken at this meeting; members set a schedule for surveys and for preparing the Rigby letter for a future agenda where the commission could consider formal approval.
