Historic Conservation
About Historic Conservation
The mission of the historic conservation legislation includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Conservation of historically or architecturally significant structures, sites or districts
- Combating of urban blight caused by neglect of aging buildings, sites and districts
- Encouragement of investment in historic resources and strengthening the city's economy
- Promotion of tourism, fostering of civic pride, and maintaining physical evidence of the city's past
- Efficient use of resources in an age of scarcity
- Revitalization of neighborhoods
- Enhancement of the environmental and aesthetic quality of the city
- Stabilization and improvement of property values
- Simplification of the process by which historically or architecturally significant structures, sites and districts may be conserved and protected
- Protection of the property values of individual properties within a historic district from diminution caused by the destruction of or degradation of historic features in the vicinity
- Protection of public health, safety, prosperity and welfare