HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 9546 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9546
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council February 12, 2013
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SUBJECT: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION
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The purpose of this Informal Report is to provide information concerning proposed amendments
to the Historic Preservation Ordinance contained within the Zoning Ordinance. Staff received a
request from Councilmember Joel Burns to add back language inadvertently omitted when the
ordinance was updated in 2007. Staff has also proposed adding language to demolition
procedures for all designation categories to provide uniformity and clarity for applicants and
decision making bodies.
Below are the proposed changes:
• Add back language requiring a separate recommendation from the Historic and Cultural
Landmarks Commission (HCLC) before a request for designation removal proceeds to the
Zoning Commission and the City Council. Under the current ordinance, the HCLC
recommendation on a demolition request is used as the recommendation for designation
removal, since the considerations for the decisions are the same.
• Add back language requiring signatures of 50% or more of the property owners and 50%
or more of the land area in a historic district for applications requesting removal of historic
district designations.
• Add language requiring consultation between the property owner(s) or authorized agent,
City staff and interested parties prior to a public hearing at the HCLC when demolition is
requested. This requirement currently applies only to the Demolition Delay historic
designation.
Below is the proposed public hearing schedule:
• March 11 — HCLC public hearing
• March 13 — Zoning Commission public hearing
• April 2 — City Council public hearing
If you have any questions, please contact Randy Hutcheson, Planning Manager, Planning and
Development, at 817-392-8008.
Tom Higgins
City Manager
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS