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Fairhope council introduces ordinance amendments to pursue CLG status, stresses no immediate property designations
Summary
City staff introduced changes to the Historic Preservation Commission ordinance intended to meet National Park Service requirements for Certified Local Government (CLG) recognition; officials emphasized the amendment only establishes a multi-step designation process and does not itself name or regulate specific properties.
Fairhope staff introduced amendments to Ordinance 17-97 on April 13 that would add procedural steps for identifying and designating historic properties and historic districts to permit the city to seek Certified Local Government (CLG) status from the National Park Service. Chris, the staff presenter, said the amendments draw heavily from the Alabama Historic Commission model language and are meant to create a process rather than to immediately designate any property.
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