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Sandpoint staff presents draft historic‑preservation ordinance; commission weighs districts versus landmarks
Summary
City staff presented a draft historic‑preservation code that would create an overlay district, require certificates of appropriateness for exterior work, and add demolition‑by‑neglect enforcement. Commissioners asked for a pros‑and‑cons comparison of districts versus individual landmarks and urged outreach and training before applying rules to property owners.
City staff presented a draft historic‑preservation ordinance to the Sandpoint Arts, Culture, and Preservation Commission on Nov. 14, outlining a regulatory framework that would give the city new authority to review and limit exterior changes to properties in locally designated historic districts or to locally designated landmarks.
Bill Dean, a city staff liaison, told commissioners the ordinance is intended to implement goals already in Sandpoint’s comprehensive and arts, culture and historic preservation plans and to complete the requirements of the Certified Local Government program. "This is land use limitations," Dean said, adding the draft would create an overlay district and a permit called a certificate of appropriateness that would apply to exterior…
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