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A Resolution
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A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITYWIDE HISTORIC PRESERVATION
PLAN AND AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO INCORPORATE
THE CITYWIDE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN
WHEREAS the City Council has identified historic preservation as one of the
City s values m the Comprehensive Plan and
WHEREAS the City s Zoning Ordinance requires the Historic and Cultural
Landmarks Commission to review and update the City s preservation plan every
five years and
WHEREAS the 31 member Preservation Plan Steering Committee appointed by
Mayor Kenneth Barr in March 2002 includes various City officials as well as
representatives of preservation and conservation groups business groups and other
interested parties and
WHEREAS the Preservation Plan Steering Committee with assistance from the
City s Planning Department and a consultant team led by Looney Ricks Kiss has
developed a Citywide Historic Preservation Plan and
WHEREAS the preservation plan identifies goals and strategies related to the
historic resources survey the preservation ordinance preservation incentives
preservation aspects of City policies and decisions and public education and
communication and
WHEREAS the preparation of the preservation plan was guided by extensive
public input received at several stakeholder meetings and two citywide public
forums and
WHEREAS on May 21 2003 the Preservation Plan Steering Committee endorsed
the Citywide Historic Preservation Plan and recommended that the City Council
adopt the plan and
WHEREAS on June 16 2003 the Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission
endorsed the Citywide Historic Preservation Plan and recommended that the City
Council adopt the plan and
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~~' WHEREAS on June 25 2003 the City Plan Commission endorsed the Citywide
Historic Preservation Plan and recommended that the City Council adopt the plan
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WHEREAS the Citywide Historic Preservation Plan represents consensus among
public officials preservationists business leaders and other interested parties
regarding the preservation of Fort Worth s historic resources
NOW, THEREFORE, BE I'T RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, TO
1 Adopt the Citywide Historic Preservation Plan as a guide for future
decisions about the preservation of Fort Worth s historic resources and
2 Amend the Comprehensive Plan to incorporate the Citywide Historic
Preservation Plan
ADOPTED this day of
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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