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Historic preservation staff previews Monmouth Street overlay and draft guidelines at public forum
Summary
City historic preservation staff outlined a plan to adopt a local Monmouth Street overlay using the Secretary of the Interior standards, explained the multi-step process toward formal votes, and invited public feedback on enforcement, demolition and incentives before the Historic Preservation Commission meets.
Jennifer Williams, the city’s historic preservation officer, told property owners at a July 29 special meeting that staff is proposing updated design-review guidelines for the Monmouth Street corridor and will base them on the Secretary of the Interior standards for rehabilitation.
“We're proposing the Secretary of Interior standards,” Williams said, describing the draft posted on the city website and mailed to affected property owners. She said the intent is to “protect what we have here while allowing people flexibility” and to encourage sensitive new construction.
Williams outlined the adoption path: the Historic Preservation Commission will first review the guidelines and determine whether Monmouth meets the local ordinance’s standards for historic designation; the proposal would then go to Planning & Zoning as a map amendment and finally to the Board of Commissioners, which must act in two readings. Staff plans further hearings and to incorporate public feedback before formal votes.
The meeting was informational only; no ordinance or map amendment was voted on. Williams said staff also posted a draft guidelines document online and distributed maps to affected owners and encouraged property owners to contact the historic preservation office with questions.
