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Council advances HDLO nominations; planners to notify owners and hold April public hearing
Summary
City planner Natalie updated the council on 16 landmark/overlay nomination forms (down from 17), described owner notification and permit pause procedures, and discussed possible inclusion of the Elk's Club and edge-case properties that are significant for history rather than architecture.
Planner Natalie briefed the council on updates to the historic-district/landmark overlay (HDLO) nomination forms, noting that staff revisited the list of 17 properties and removed one (19 Commerce) after identifying exterior changes that diminished eligibility. She said the forms remain drafts until the public hearing and that owners will receive both regular and certified mail notification with the nomination form, explanatory cover letter, and code citations. "Property owners have the opportunity to come and speak and share information on their property as does the public," Natalie said.
The council discussed edge cases: buildings that retain little architectural fabric but have cultural or community significance (the Forrestal House and the Elk's Club were cited). Planning staff said those would be locally designated rather than SHPO-eligible and that the designation triggers a certificate-of-appropriateness review for exterior changes; the building department clarified that the nomination process pauses new exterior-change permits that would affect historic appearance but does not stop interior work or previously issued permits. The council set a public hearing for April 6 to consider the nominations.
