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Board backs updates to H1 historic zoning to streamline minor reviews and allow limited added height in select areas
Summary
The board recommended approval of text amendments to the H1 historic zoning district to add a seven-day administrative review path for minor visible work, modernize permitted uses and signage, and allow up to six stories (with stepbacks) on specified streets, with the historic preservation board previously recommending approval.
The Planning & Zoning Board voted to recommend approval of proposed updates to the city’s H1 historic zoning district, a text amendment intended to modernize standards and speed up minor approvals in historic areas.
Trisha Logan, urban principal planner, described the package as focused on balancing preservation with limited opportunities for rebuilding on non-contributing lots. Key elements include a seven-day administrative review for minor improvements visible from rights of way, an updated dimensional table, modernized permitted uses and signage language, and a provision that allows up to six stories on Southwest Second Street with stepbacks; projects could seek additional stories (up to nine) by meeting additional design criteria.
Logan told the board the Historic Preservation Board had given a unanimous recommendation in March. One public commenter urged caution about homogenizing neighborhood character, and board members discussed compatibility safeguards. The board moved and recommended the amendment be forwarded to the city commission; the motion passed.
