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Rochester council approves Pill Hill local landmark designation after heated public hearing
Summary
After a multi-hour public hearing, the Rochester City Council voted Feb. 19 to move forward with a local landmark designation for the Pill Hill neighborhood, directing staff to prepare an ordinance. Supporters cited architectural and historic importance; a narrow amendment to trim the northern boundary failed.
The Rochester City Council voted Feb. 19 to approve a local landmark designation for the Pill Hill neighborhood and directed the city attorney to prepare an ordinance for first reading.
The designation followed a lengthy staff presentation and more than two hours of public testimony in which neighbors said the overlay would protect the district’s historic architecture — including dozens of prairie- and Craftsman-style homes — from demolition or incompatible infill development. Community Development planner Molly Patterson Lundgren told the council the district includes 105 contributing buildings, one park and a water tower and that staff and the Heritage Preservation…
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