Title
Ordinance - Public Hearing and First and Final Reading on an Ordinance Amending Section 155.069(K)(1)(b) of the Mansfield Code of Ordinances to Adopt Design Guidelines for Commercial and Non-Residential Historic Landmarks and to Make the Guidelines Applicable to All Areas of the City of Mansfield (HLC#21-013)
Request
To consider the subject ordinance
Recommendation
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on January 3, 2023, and voted 4 to 0 to recommend approval.
Ayes: 4 - Axen, Mainer, Shaw and Thompson
Nays: 0
Absent: 3 - Groll, Goodwin and Gilmore
The Historic Landmark Commission held a public hearing on December 8, 2022, and voted 7 to 0 to recommend approval.
Ayes: 7 - Smith, Littlefield, Hudson, Klenzendorf, Kowalski, Leach and Walker
Nays:|9 10|Absent:|9 10|
Staff recommends approval.
Description/History
The current Design Guidelines for Downtown Mansfield were written in 1991 and are restricted to the historic commercial buildings on Blocks 1 and 2 of the Original Town on N. Main Street. There have been many changes over the last 32 years and the historic significance of the downtown area has expanded beyond the original two blocks on Main Street. In addition, there are discrepancies between the guidelines and the desired outcomes for preservation projects
The Historic Landmark Commission has worked over the last year to update the guidelines to meet the needs of today’s historic property owners. As part of the update, the Commission reviewed other cities’ guidelines to consider which elements of the present guidelines should be updated. The result is the Design Guidelines for Historic Mansfield.
These guidelines apply only to commercial or non-residential properties that have been designated as Mansfield Historic Landmarks. They provide recommendations and best practices for altering or modifying the exterior of a historic landmark building.
While many of the current principles of the old Design Guidelines have...
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