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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJune 10, 2003 Agenda AGENDA CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL June 10, 2003 After determining that a quorum is presem, the City Council will convene in a Planning Session of the City of Demon City Council on Tuesday, June 10, 2003 at 4:00 p.m. in the City Council Work Session Room at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney, DeNon, Texas at which the following item will be considered: NOTE: A Planning Work Session is used to explore matters of interest to one or more City Council Members or the City Manager for the purpose of giving staff direction imo whether or not such matters should be placed on a future regular or special meeting of the Council for citizen inpm, City Council deliberation and formal City action. At a Planning Work Session, the City Council generally receives informal and preliminary reports and information from City staff, officials, members of City committees, and the individual or organization proposing council action, if invited by City Council or City Manager to participate in the session. Participation by individuals and members of organizations invited to speak ceases when the Mayor announces the session is being closed to public inpm. Although Planning Work Sessions are public meetings, and citizens have a legal right to attend, they are not public hearings, so citizens are not allowed to participate in the session unless invited to do so by the Mayor. Any citizen may supply to the City Council, prior to the beginning of the session, a written report regarding the citizen's opinion on the matter being explored. Should the Council direct the matter be placed on a regular meeting agenda, the staff will generally prepare a final report defining the proposed action, which will be made available to all citizens prior to the regular meeting at which citizen input is sought. The purpose of this procedure is to allow citizens attending the regular meeting the opportunity to hear the views of their fellow citizens withom having to attend two meetings. Receive an outcome statement and hold a discussion regarding TIP Strategies, Inc. recommendations for economic developmem implememation plans and organizational structure. Receive a report, hold a discussion and give staff direction regarding DeMon's image in regard to Historic Preservation. CERTIFICATE I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the City Hall of the City of DeNon, Texas, on the day of ,2003 o'clock (a.m.) (p.m.) CITY SECRETARY NOTE: THE CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION ROOM IS ACCESSIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. THE CITY WILL PROVIDE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED IF REQUESTED AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE SCHEDULED MEETING. PLEASE CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 349-8309 OR USE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES FOR THE DEAF (TDD) BY CALLING 1-800-RELAY-TX SO THAT A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER CAN BE SCHEDULED THROUGH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE. AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET AGENDA DATE: DEPARTMENT: CM: June 10, 2003 Economic Development/Main Street Mike Conduff, City ManagerXff-~-~ SUBJECT Receive a report, hold a discussion and give staff direction regarding DeMon's image in regard to Historic Preservation. BACKGROUND The attached white paper was prepared in response to City Council's request for information on Denton's image in regard to historic preservation. Preserving Denton's history is importam to the currem City Council, as well as past City Councils, and is evidenced in the support of several actions. City Councils and the citizens of DeNon have supported preservation efforts through the creation of the Historic Landmark Commission, adoption of preservation ordinances, maintaining an active Texas Main Street Program, supporting a historic resources survey, and establishing financial incentives for restoration and preservation. In addition, a section on historic preservation was included in the DeNon Comprehensive Plan, sidewalk and street improvemems were completed last year in Downtown, and the Downtown Master Plan was commissioned by Council. As you can see, efforts to preserve and conserve the city's past are ongoing and supported by City Council, staff and citizens who are proud of Demon's past. The first official action occurred in 1980 when the City Council adopted the historic preservation ordinance, establishing the Historic Landmark Commission. The Denton Main Street Program was self-initiated in 1989 and became a certified Main Street City in 1990. Representatives from the Historic Landmark Commission and the Main Street Association Board have been invited to speak briefly during the presentation on June 10th. ESTIMATED SCHEDULE OF PROJECT NA PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW NA FISCAL INFORMATION NA EXHIBITS White Paper - Demon's Image in Regard to Historic Preservation Prepared by: Respectfully submitted: Linda Ratliff, Director Economic Development Department Julie Glover, Main Street Manager City of Denton White Paper ! n l!e~a rd to His tic' Preservation Compiled By:: ]ulie G!oveB Denton Bair~ Street Pr:ogram !qanager Table of Contents What is Preservation? 3 Why Prese~e? a, Economic: Impact b, Commu]~ity Pride c~ The "Rea! De,al" A Brief Hist:ow of Dente~ Historic Landmark Commission Recent Prese~ation Effo,~s a~ Tax ];ncentives 1. Historic Structure Property Tiax Abateme~'~t 2. Historic Laf~dmark Preservation Ordinance Bui~dir~g a~ ~magei with History Pr'ese~atiof~ in the Future a., Where do we go from here? Attachments Attachment t Historic Prese~at:ion at, Work for the Texas Ecoi~omy Attachment 2 Histodc Resources Survey Goals Attachmef~t 3 Historic Conservation District Ordinance At:t,acbment 4 City of Dento~ Downtown; Master Pla~ Attachment 5 List of City of Dent:on Historic Lar~dmarks 7 7 7 8 8 t<FTtat is preservatio. ? The label 'historic" gets applied to so many di. fR~r'entldnds or'places .... from anci:¢nt ruins Gothic cathedrals to 'World War II batdefields and Art Deco skyscrapers ..-- thai ies sometimes hard W'!%n 5s it: that makes a place ~lfistor~c?" And wPo decideswha's" ~- '" l:~,stonc and '~ bat ~sn'~? It's a cornp!icaled ~sstte but there's a l~drly s:impIe way [o approacl~ ][:: Instead ~,~c f ask, ns,"'; o "is tins buiIdi nS h lst.mic?' it may make more sense to ask:, "is, this buffding worth saving?" When you strip .sway all the jargon and rhetoric, historic preservation is shnpty havbg the good sense to hang on to someth, h~g -- an older buffd/ng or nelghbodmod or s piece of landscape, for ~nstance --because h's important to us as individuals and./o~ as a nation, tl:tis hupormnce may derive f:kom any' of several S omc old er bu:i ldings are impo rtan[ simpl y bec ause fneyke good to took at. As on.c attthor p'tt!: ir., [hey are % gift to the areet' whose st},[e, textures, materials and chz~n (and maybe even eccent;r~city) enrich arid enliven thek surroundings. These btdldings are worth sari:ns because our comn~urd:l:ies would be less h~teres.~ing, less att;ractR,'e, :,'m~m~t t:l~em. Othc, rs are x~ort]~, sa~ing b, ecattse they have Plenty of good use left in them. Innovative examples o[ %,nat s called %dapdve use" can be :[bu:nd everywl:;ere. Fac{oFt;es have been tm-ned h:~to convention centers, train stations reborn as restaLH'ants, m~lIs converled h:~to shopping ce:n[ers, of'tics: b,:uildi:r'~os transfbrmed into apa'rm~e)xts, and on and om This process is good lb:r the: en~ironmcn, t: Think of ft ' s - , > .a.~ tl:~e Ultima~e Recycling. [!; can be good fbr the pocketbook ~oo, sh]:ce reusing an old htdl. dh:~g mea~:~s ax oiding the expense ,o f demolhion and saving materials and cra:fismanship that are costly (or even hr, possible) to rep ace today. Finaffy, some places are worth saving because they link [,ts with our past and help 1..ts understand who we are. Places Hke Gettysburg, the Alamo and Independence Hall tell America's aery, a't~d we'd uever allow d~em to be destroyed, ]gui places that tell your story arc worth saving too: the house where yo.ur gra.ndparcn!s lived, the schoo~ you date, the ch:utah where you were monied. T]!m.t's what historic lxeservaiion :ils realty about hanging on to what's important:? (Exceqet :l~om t:l~e Nat:lcnaJ Trust 5or }[istor:ic Economic Impact [nva~ab[y, rnarkets ex:pa~d m'M economic opportunities increase when the spectn~m o f acd:viiy that brings people downtown widens, The Main Street Program is a world:wide program to. revitalize downtov<n areas.. The Denton Main Street Program begins, in 7[ 989~ Since then, there have been marked physical and fiua:ncia~ improvemems in the area. Over S2$ million in private sector d, Ilars have been reinvested in the area since thc inception of th.e program, tn I989 the o, ccupmacy roe ai ground floor ~evel was 70%; now th.e occupancy rotc; is Currently, 76 cil:i~s participac in the Texas Mafn Street Program, The Main Stme:L Center in Austin provides s tatY s :uppo~ w hieh inc]udes a rchitcetu:rai and desig~ setwices to urban ci, ty members. Dcnion Main St:reef has a staff! of three, Juli¢ G, to'~er~ Main S~reet Managcr~ Christine Gossett,, Marketing SDecialisi, and Alison, Or~owski, Main Street A ssi s tan i:, A 14 n]ember' executive committee,-;¢.p~;,.c~ts' ' .,.s-,. ' d:te 501(c:)6 :['ton~,prolS,[ Den:on Main St:ree~: Associaiio:m Ihis board is ¥oluntecr staffed and represents merchan, ts: and interested parties m the area. The organization meets :monthly,~ Boundaries p0sii:iv¢ image fbr dow'.~tovYn, and cap[ia]izes on downtown~s unique chara¢~er~ U]~ified Promotion: Sponsor evems in !he centrai business distrSct for the entire commtmJ!y (s,abs, concerts, fesdw:lls, otc.). Advertise and promote a posid ye image of downioam Economic RearucitaSna: .Aim for fi.tit use and occupancy of dow[':town. This app:roach will idcntifS' marke~ needs arm develop I)rograms to meet those 'needs. Adapting buildings to new uses, devetoping upper-story space, and utilizing tax incentives for building rehabilitation are all economi, c restructuring tools. Denton Main, Street's molto ts '~q-he Square Beyond?' [!'s more d:~an j ua a sD, gain especially wbe. n ii comes to economic impact. Revit:a~iza:tion effbrts 'began on d~e square, but !~ave !~ad far-reaching i:rnpac[ fbr d'te commm]ity. Private sec:mr rdnvestme:nt in the or:nrta! business district has totaled over $28 million Since Jammry 198:9 Downtown Denton Ires l~ad a net p:ain of 174 new businc~vsses resulting in 835 new jobs,: Fifty-five percem of the storel¥onts are ov~mer- occupied, with only a :fkw absentee lmMlords. Downtown De:oton's occu!:)ancy rate has risen from . 9°) ~ 7f % to .o a, over d~e p,asl: i4 years, The overal[ goa} o f Main Street [ s t o develcp and maintain a heaiih}, vimI dov, niowm Fou. r approaches are used io achieve tl:~is goal~ Thgy are: ,C)=d~ll~iza~ ....... i:[o:~.~3; Organize ~:l:~e downtown participants into a strong, cohesive unit tha~: v, orks togmher and speaks fbr i:t~e bettem:m:ent of i:!ne area. ~5!:~: Encot:~rage appropriaie, Mg!~-quali~y design in the mainte:rmnce, renovation, and re-~.sc o[' downtown buildings, Good design pro:je,cts a The Main S~m¢: Program has hc]pcd creaIe a. vibran! mi:xed4ae business district. Upper :floor space has been returned '~o economic use wi:% 6? apanmen~ on m,'[d around tt~e square, all o:f which: rent for above- market :raes~ Thc squm:c oJYcrs a strong cc~mmJ:c climate for both old a:n,d new businesses. Due ~o d~e grov:th in lhe downtown core area, the iinkage co~dors have become viablc areas .[br small business development. Dowmown has become an important economic: developmem mo! for eogora:tc and industrkd. rec'n:fim~cnt and for tourism developmenL Wi'd'~ fieme competition Gr new industries,, quality of has become a selling point. Business recruiters usually make the square a ~m,u:st see" when showing prospective clients the town. Downtown is well re:presented in marketing pieces produced by the Chamber of Commerce and City of Denion~ Economic Development offices and the Convention and Visitors 'Bureatt featt]res downtown Dent.on as one of the city's prime tourist attract:ions~ Specialty shopping~ ~es'ta:urants, ent~ertai.nme'~t, art galleries and nmseums also make downtow~ re%jar tourist ~mra, cfion in Denton~ Downtown one of the reasons that bed-and:breakfas¢ inns in adjoining h~storic neighborhoods stay booked [lwoughou, t ~l~e year, in addition ~o local l~o~,els and n:lo~e]s, A study conducted by the Center I!br Urban Pod Joy Research at Rutgers l.Jniversity, Texas Per:sp¢ctives and thc LBJ Scl:mol of Public A:ft~.firs ~a: the U:njve:s/ty of Texas at Austin, states, ~To choose .~us: one example major companies locale in Texas: R~r a number of reasons, with qtta]i~y of lil~' a significant: cons~dera~:ion~. H:istor~c preservation oFllcrs sLab]e, uniq:~.e and interesting Nstori:c neigh'f bar!toads, c]~arming Main St:me:ts :rev~taI~zed down, towns, engaging nmsetm~.s and 'restored ~andmarks, in turn, these tax-paying properties enhance om: quality of ]Sfe m~d direct!y ~mprove tl~e economic wdI beh~g of all Texans~ "Beyo:nd tl::e impact on ecano:n:de de:elopmen:t, l::fis~oric preservation is a major Jndus~o~ in Texas. The :numbers [¢1[ the story: preservation aciiv:~ties _~ene.rate more [han S 1.4 N~l~on af e:conom~c h: Texas eacl?~ year, and Texas jobs, Th.:[s creates sign[ficam net mx reYenu.e for both state and local ga,~emmems. When ~,~ewed ~n cosbbcn:efi[ terms, b~stodc preser~ alien ~s one of the best investments available todayY (Att~<:hment The downtown square :is a, source of pride to om' citizens. David McCtlllough, a~.thor ofd,?h~t A&tms and other history m~d biography books, wrote in Prc:'xe~.'c, ttio~,~ Magazine, "'~ don't $.i:nk there's :uly qtlestion that hunger for history among ail of ~.~s :nationwide is strong and measurable. 5'o~ see it in tim contim;~ing poputmSty of l~istory on television, the PBS offerings, and the success of the History C. han:K~l. What we build is as expressive of who we are and wba~ we/re aborn as any am tlarn':. U:nlike m't:tsic or painting, we [iv'e i:n ii, ese spaces, they ,,,~apc,; ns. We are what we build, mad t**e aid btfi~d.ings are hke gtddons aids to :iaviga~;io~ They are at[so old fkiends, rem:tinders ~.:ha~ tl::~ere were tm:es be:fbre att:rs anxi tha~ our own time, like ttmse be:gore, is in transition, am'l limited?' The "Rea/Deal" As our downtown master plan cons:dtants, Fregonese Calthorpe Associates, pointed out recent[y,. Denton ]ms the "real deal" when il con:es to d. owntc:,wns~ M any n e:wer cities n alicq~wide are realizing the importance of **place'* to :heir residents and creating malls tlna:t look like historic down[owns, such as Parker Square in Flower Mosm. L %exas, h: 2003, TIP Strategies, inc.: an. At[stin=based economic development: consulting firm, said tl:m down:town was one of Denton's "shining jewe}s?' Dow~Iown was chosen as one of lk.)ur p~ljects, which are the primary focus of Denmn's economic deveIopmen~: efforts. Pa:rker Square, Flower Mound, Texas A Bri ¢ History q/' De. Denton County was created in i846 by the new state leghslature of the Repubhc of Texas. The cou:nty was named for John Bunyan Denon, a Methodist preacher from Arkansas wino was a noted orator and Indkm ~,gh~er~ In 1856. lhe newly created town of Demon was elected as ~h¢ fifil:~ and 5hal site ~r ~lxe cotm[y scar, Located in ~he geographical center of the comxy~ Denton was originally comprised of 100 acres donated by local ]andownem~ The row'n was expanded in ~866 to one square mile, and a tbw years Inlet m fbur square mikes, For years, Denton remained a, small town, :i~ had an~y 3(¢1 resklents, and in ~890, only 2,558~ Today, the popula'fio', ~s more than 18~6 to perhaps [ in Denton's early years, !)-:om '- ~ residential de'~elopment was pri:mar~y som~ of the square~ No structm:es :of ~bat period l:m, ve survived, [.atcr, the area east of ;:l~e square was conskkred fashio~abie. 213 East Oak, cun;emly the lax~, ofthce of I)avid Bousch, er, is an example of the archJlecturc fi'om thi:s per/od, Atler aboat ~890, area, to the wesl of the ,,,q, Lmre, S~]k Slocking~ Row~ now Oak and Hkkory Streets, I%came the mos;: :E~shiom:~ble resid, ent~a~ distr~ct, Fhe Texas amd Paciac Railroad wan essem:ial to the early growth o£ Denton and thc econornk well being of ~he counly~ In 1881, the raih:oad was completed across the cmmty ti-om no. rd~east ~o southwest, whh D6~:~ton a m~or station om~ tl:~e route,, The most :importa:;t influence cm Denton's growth a~d prosperity ~s tl~e Iwo educational instkLtfionS~ which have both become m~kior m6vershiea What i,s now ~hc University of North Texas began, in 1890, and what is now Texas Woman's University bcgm'~ i,n 1902. Between ihenL ~:lmy ]~ave made Denton a national educational center, Through the: years, the heart of Denton has been square, The ~lrs't counl'muse in the town was on the n,ortl~ side of the cunTent square. '~Vhen ~t bm;ned ~ 875~ the next courthouse, a brick one, was c, rccted in the center of the opeB square, When that courthouse was condemned and torn down in ~ 895, the present Naticmal Register hmes!:one structure :rep[aced it in the same location. Corn mercia, l activiti es ;;t~s"'I [ i;ak.e pi ace a! on g il:~e :~bur sides of the sqnam, and v'isimrs not only erLjoy looking at the Scrip[ute Building ,;md, l:he Denton Cotmty Na,t:iona! Bank, but: also may note otb, er historic buildings as weil, such a,s l:]:~e Evers building on i]~e: south, si, dc of tlxe square, Den,ton County Coti,rd:~ouse HiS to r i c L a dm ark CommiSsio t: The Denton Historic Landmark Conmaission (HLC) ~s composed of nine members appointed by the city council HLC meetings are the seoond Mon(iay o:f each month at 5:30 p.m. or as needed, a~ the Ma~n Street. or, Soo, l(}l S, Locust, Suke 500. Daties of III,X: Nlember~; Entbrcemcnl o,f'tim ordinance Enforcement o,l, DesiDs Guide'[hms in applicable Review o4*Cerd fica~:es of A. ppropfiaieness Develop fimmcia] ~ncentive programs To accomp!is~ these duties members: > Define the preservation philosophy of d~e comm, tmity Undcnsmnd ibc ordinance and its legal imptica[im~s Understand the locM pre'servaion process mad the ability to a~icu[aIe ii Understrmd prese~,'arim~ issues for the community Underskmd economic: iiqgen~jve progran~s in 1995, d:te City ot7 Demon, wilh 'the help from a ss'am: from d,m Certi fled [~ocai Goveramen~ program, corzducted a H'is'toric Resources Smwey, Phase one o(' t:he survey identified 2,409 histo]Sc properties ,~¥itlni~] [he city limits, Phase w:o of the smwey [bcused on areas whe. re the g:reates[ concentration of historic buildings or potenti:al historic districts were located, Since the con'tple~ion of [!se survey, ~he Square has been designated as a NationM Register Dist:rict; an enabling ordinance [o creale historic co:~servafion districts was passed (al~achmem ~G); and one .neighborhood began the process o,f applyh'~g fbr conservation dist:rk't smms Other Tax l centives l lisloric ,5*iFi!Ci,!!Fe Propero~ DLr ,Abat'emen~ City Com~ci~ passed ,~m o:rdinanc:c for Historic: Su:uctttre Property Tax Abatement in Jarmary i~998 (a98- ! i6} to provi de tax i ncm]t5 yes rehabilitation to bring down,town buildings :into compliance with ~;he Downtown Propm~v Apoearmme Guid. elines~ Fo be eligiNe for the incentive, a prq}ec[ must meet the requirements: The buildh'~g mast At ~eas;/50 y'ears oki Located within thc Cemrai Bush:mss District Imp~o cm~,~ls equal or exceed ~5"" most recent assessed ad valorem tax ~aluat:Jon or $20,000, whicl~ever ~s ~.ess. Roof' repair' may cons!itute no mm'e than 50% o,t'mi:ni:mum lhreShold , M:us~ comply with Property .Appearm~ce Guidelines (Approved b y CC b y r esolu;tion; lin 1997) Review pro, tess Pla:us pre-approv'ed by ~:he City of Den!:o~ Historic [,andmark: Commission, - Verification [~pon completlon by HLC * C,~i:y Council must approve mx abatemem Benefits Tax *fi:eeze at pre-renovation assessment fix: I 0-year period stipt~lations h:acentive transfk:rs to *he new properPy o~ nets, i:r so,d , If l;TBe structure ceases to com0Iy with ~:he terms of a.pp}icati, on, aba~en~enl ~,~ili be revoked for the rema:inder of tile ~0-year period At the discretion ¢ I: Com:~:c],l, this abatement may be used i:n, conjunctJo~ with H':ist:odc L;md:mark zo~]i~g, alsaI:eme~:s, bu~ the applicant must meet each incentive program requirements separalely in order to be considered ~br both, Historic La.d,mark Preset Ordb~a. ce A.s pan of ~he 'Hiaor[c Landmark. Preservation Ordinance (Secdon ~5) the dry Mlows a. exemption Gr designated histo~Sc sites (Article Section I0-~26 m 10-129)~ Sites tba~ meet Lhe U,S Department of ~he Inler[or's Standards may be given a loca~ historic designation, which a~lo,a's the owner to apply for a 50% reduclion of city ~axes for a period of 15 years (Section 35-2!5, Article of Chapter 35 of the Code of Ordinances)~ ~Most of the buildings that are digible ~br this exemption are privac homes (atachmenl ~ BuiMing an ltn tsge with ,.,tts' oo "Branding'" a downtown as a heritage destination should create a relationship between customer and tine prodt~ct. The brar~d is what lhe customer Lhlnks m~d fee~s and how h.e or she interacts with the 'brand. Brands ii;eld: in high esteem b'y the customer get used !!!OF8: and theretbro capture a great:er share of the customer's spending~ To use a ciassic retai! example, if we say "Nordstrom" to a typica! upscale fema!e cus omer, her opi':n:[on of ~he Nordsl.:mm bra:nd will immediately come to nlind, She will no doubt I'Bell[[Oil: the store's strong comnlitnl, c::n{ [o customer service, depth of merchandise, sense of st}k, and comfbrlable shopping atmosphere. She most certainty wil~ not use wo~ds such as dirty, m:~Oiendly, low-ert~d, etc. The ct~giollloI"g :tillage of~ th, e stm'e is the result of Nord. stroin's branding: excellence, In the Main Street context, consider the branding of a l~m'~ous American city such as San Francisco. When ~l~a~ ~o~n is mentioned, things [hat come to mind are hilts, cable cars a.nd great reaaurants, When we say tt'[e name "Deafen what are the images that come to your mind? Are they positive or negative? What ~e people missing m the context of [)enton?s brand? T(~ build and enhance the vahm of marketing expenditures and ~o maximize the visibility of boiP consumer :marketing campaigt~s and programs executed, Boukl. er, Colorado used ~t:~e :[olbwing steps: I. Develop a brand team., Who is responsibk ior the process: 2. Access the current situation, llow is the city p. crce~ved by the core customer segments anq stakeholders? 3. Develop the brand promise l'he goal here is ~o identil3~ and reach a consensus about wl~at the brand stands lbr and wl~ai it your' targeteq ct~s~omer's. 4. Create ~he brand communicaions plan, Develop:ing a powerfiti bgo and identity program is the first' step and can be a diflScuit process. The adver~isi~g campaign must be consist;c-m wit~ your b~a;nd promise,: 5, Bul]d the brar!d tbr stakeholders, (Excerpts fltom ,,kfifin S,'reet ,5~m..'s, Nov. 2001 Item Savannah to San: F:ranc:isco, Albuquerque to Portland, O'regon, cities ea~:~ turn their l~istory :i:n~;o economic: development,. Clm:rleSt°n, South C~o!ina San Francisco, Ca[ifomia Polie:ies ne!ghoorhoods sh.oukl be protected al~d preserved. The city ;vil.[ continue to view ti:lc downtown as a unique and dominant, area that me:fits special attention. A. comprehensive downtown revh:a~izat/on program, based o the arategies of thc 1Texas U:rb~ Mak~ Street program, will be pursued tO the momenhm; created by ~'~pro venice] 1 s, Historic Preservatiol~ G:oa, l;s & Strategies / fi s i'ork~ Pras'em.?atio;~ - ldenti'[y and c:reate add:[donaI historic and conservation districts. Enhance ~he historic ~ourism potential, of l:dstofic districts. , Protect h:Mividu, at sites or .aspects of areas identified as being ofhistofica! s~gnificm:~ce. · Protect remai, n;h~g arche~logical resources. Portland, Oregon i, the Future Fr:om the City o lYDen~on Comprehensive Plan Denton received, designation as a Fexas klis;orical Commission Outstan;ding Lrban Main Street Cit:y 1,):, 8 and received the Nat::ional Trust fbr ll~storic Prese~wat~m:~ Great .,~ne:r[qan Main S~.reet A;~a.rd 1999. In addition, Denen's downtown received State approval as a district on the National Register " e~ 999 of Histork: Paac;:~ in 1: ::.,, baying more, dmn t20 renovated structures in the downtown arc:a. The unique axt dis[inctive culturaI, historical, and architectural features of Den'ton should be ~denfified, restored, preserved, and mai:ntai:t~ed through $ padnersh~p between Ibc city and priw[te intereas, in keeping wffh tl:'~e historic preser'~.at[on The i'[:ist:oric Landmark Commission'r-~;;].,d" cii, y prese~q~tion o[ficer will idenfi£y and recommend areas wh:h[n the city ~in][is that qualify fi)r h:~s~:o:dc d;is(ric( designa.(ion~ Hisioric districts will receive appropfia.~e: zoning classification in order' ~o enfbrce and eh:sure preservation or7 struclures w~thin the district. Po~:enfial P~stodc d~aric~; skes currently :under consideration are Cou:dho~,se Square District a:M Congress Schoo~ District, The t:l[storic Landn~ark Cormnission and City preset-:ation offic:Cr will identify arm recommend areas wit:hh~ the city' l:imh:s that: qua[ii'y tbr conse~wafion district designation. Potential consm:vation d~mc~ *: '=.- tm. der consideraion are Aust. i:n. Locusl Conservation District aad Bel~ Ave:me Neighborhood Co~:~se~7,ation DistricL The Historic Landmark: " "~" Comnl~sSlOn add gJ~,y prescrva, don officer 'will educate property owners of historic district benefits arm eh;courage pardcipai:~on in distri:c~: development. The city wj]~ designam structures having historic or eukural signi~canc~ Proper!y owners of designated individual sites may receive an incentive h'] Ibc Fern1 of a fifty' percent exemption fi'om city taxes .for years. The Histork Landmark Commission districts~ Hb'~oric Toxri,sm The city will actively promote prese~ation as a means to increase economic, cuitura[ arm educationa~ diversity community. The city will support and e]:~courage the restoration, preservation and mai:ntena[tce of areas ha'~ ing hist:o~cal or gui. rural signi titmice, The city wii[ encourage vohmtary landmark designation as a vehicle to pr'otect: sites wid:~ hislorica~ significance~ in those cases where s'trucmres located the downtown area do not qt.mliFy his~o:ric designation, ~.he city wilt encourage use of property appearance guidelines when renovating, i;o mainfain a consistenl and aesthetic atmosphere. When improving infrastmctmx: within historic .... d~sm~,~s, effbrts will be made t:o identify and preserve historically sigm:ficam fbamms~ Hist:eric Preservation hd:rastmcmre co nstru orion wi 1.1 b e re'vi owed by pa~t:icipating depatxrnenls prior' pe]:lbrming work, rcheologicai Resoutx:e.~' S,,.:rm~e.gie. s Slops sl:~ould be l. aken !o ensure !:]~al. important remains and arti6~cts are not disturbed wlsenever possibk, In some instances, mitigation may be achieved simply d'a:rot~gh documentation rather than co,replete preservation;, Richard Florida, author: of The Rise qfdle Crec'~five C/ass, stated a.t the May 2003 Nation, al Town Meeting on Mai]q. Street thai "creative people crave authentic neigh, bmi~oods/' Fie went on lo say that '.uaw ideas require oki buildings, Th.e quality space drives economic faclom, The historic places, t'.l~e h~f};'astructure and the residenB work' toged~er to At fi'mi same conference, Rebecca Ryan. from Nexl Ge.~.~cration Consult:lng, of~kred some re. sight on attracung young talented people to, a CO~'IIBtuIli[y: "Cool Communide s. places t:h,a attrac4 young tatem, (ii[Id. I'lO Sll,[tJ]'iSO, ma.ny oihers), ~re more lhall places with high scores in thc Hot Jobs - Coot CTmnmunhics Divcrsily Index - their rea. I diversily causing a whole now spectrum to como [o life. Diversity. a.s. we see and hear h in the media. roils off []~e tips of our tongues (pierced or not}., o!ten rclkrs lo age, sex. and race Thc kind divemity thai appeals 1o young talent is much bwadcr. "'Young talent identif}: cool communities as places where diverse, m~nds can gather [o shm-e a range of interactions and relalionships. [o approach varying ira. eft)rotations of ~ssues. to tl~ink hard. and expand their views of lb0 world by sharing time and space wil. h others. "Creamg a diverse environment is nol like dumping a box of 24, crayons on 'd~.e floor and ch. ocking to ace that you have one of es.eh color as you put thenn back into ibc box:~ You h. ave to poe[ back the labels, and get a ]itt}e messy to reMlv sec whal d'~osc crayons can do and maybe color outside thc ]inca', Tho Ncxl Generation Economic Deve]opmen, t Model proposes: Compamcs go where the talent is: {aloha clusters in coo[ eom,nmn~ties: communities must attract talem in order [o attract companies, (From x~ 'x,,' .h, ot~obs-coo[com m.t~:n i~.~c&corn ) Ok)[ Jobs - Coo[ Communities Diversiiy Index - To determine the coolest communities ibr Hot Jobs~ Cool Communi:des, Next Gm~craiioa~ Consshing looked a't or'er .40 variables that mat~er to Generation X, measuring eveO'dling :from farmers' ma. rkcts to commute times to number of musicians in ,the community The Diversity h~dex: is one of seven index: calegodesJ Not only docs a strong hJstoL-y and historic buildings attract young taknted people, it: also attracts heritage tou:ds!::s, tleritage to:uhsm tends to attract a more .al'fluent v~sitor who stays b~ger and spends more poi7 v181, t, Joel Kotkim a senior f~![ow at the Davenpo~ Institute fbr Pt~btic Policy, believes thai. lhe new m.a:ket fbr distinctive places wJl[ spur comm:m'~hks to Jbcas mo. re o,n parks, hist.ork preservation, education and other [mpm. vements relahg to q ua~h:y of l~Se. Den,:on is poiseq on the thresho!d of becomh:,g one these: d:ist:Jnciivo place:s oi choice, · S e~f.ect in 'lhe a(:xt la,'er. '~'/ha~: ~¥ere slt~n~s 2;) ?ea~'.~ '%:¢c (ll']~:: Cdy of grapevin, e) were able fa siiru['¢¢ through our relrmestmell[ and historic saec[,alty shopm What we ~ave ac¢omslished is n6~ exclusi~,~% it cauId b,: dupl[c~:ed ~e a ~rea~e~ or lesser (~egree s~ruc:~:u~es ~ough~y equal; ~o, tha~: ~tructt~re~ is ~ ~r~e~c~ recyC!ing, An? community HERITAGE &TTR$,CTS TOglRsiI!STS iii 22 iobs are c~¢x:,a ed 549,000 hi s~:~e ~;a:.:es are ~ne Such as I:ha~ of: Los Cam:~es TFIE ECONo, N,/ '~We mo'¢6d ~o. k'lf~,eola :in aO.i~,e Main Street I,~sin es,s, Phase Two Goals of Phase, I! of the Denton Survey preperBes wi~ldn the d{!- limits~ Fhe enon:r~ous exten~ of d'~.ese reseurces macx: Ji h'~ (,rativ'e to establish, prMr~Se~} ~n de~ermk~h~g how best ~o deal ",~ith so man}, historic pr0per~ies. Phase lI of this surve.~ focuses t!'~e,~*~reate~t ........ conce:ntra~ir'x~ of h.~sto:~c h~ u,,c~*"~' ~'~r~a,_,o-,< (or potential Nstoric districts), as weI]., as attemphng~, k~ iden. t~R,, the most importa.i~t in:d~v~dua] l'hus~ the hvo main goals v: , c,~ Ph:ase N of ~he [., cnb:m burrer were: (1) to e,stab]ish prioht'ie:s for both indivkiual bu'JJdJ:ng's as {vd[ as historic d.ts hfic~s, and (2) to a. den[],f}, a,t. aL~ and ob~ecB, ves :for fukire p:reservation acNvit/es The consultants met w:[[h :members of rite Denton, Landn~a:rk d~ro.aghou, t ~he course o.f t.h~s project to dfscT~ss the optfons on how we shouM proceed ~n determh~ing presen.~ation prioMSes for Lhe dh', The re~ullx .... of this deciskm.mak~neo process de~ermhled whjc]:~! bu"~Id~ne,..~": ~, a:nd historic dist:d,c~:s would receive additkma], docdmentaBon bv th~s consulting fSrm. The inco.rporafion of ded. sio.ns made b} the Dent. on t'~Tistodc Landmark Commission into the final :report is perhaps the most important dement of ph.a.e two of t:ln:e surve}, Among the issues examined d:udno,~ this phase of 'the pro:iec[ were: * Which historic districts should receive priorib, in being: des,ignated? * Should the JdenSfied historic districts b.e designated at the federat (National Register of Ihstofic Places)or at: tile IocaI level - or at both levels? What should be the bom:',:dades of these hastoric diskricts? Which ind:[v:idua] properties .are the most signifk:'ant and should be selected, for d, esi:gr~at~on? * Shon].d the [,denhfied individual properhes be des~g:nated at the federaI (National Register of Histon2c ]?laces) or at the l. oca] level as landmarks .~ or at both !eve~s? * 1Shoat are the histod, c conte:xts that best desc. ribe the historical development of Den[on? fl'ow do the seIec[ed ,districts and ind~viduaI properties reflect these, historic contexts? * ~,hat economic incentives are available ~o promote preservaBov~ in Den ton ? Commission? Ho'iv can .i .~ , ' M~:,~.e an.d objectives best promote the preserval:ien o.f Dento.n's bishopric :res. ources~ :~nc]udin.g ~}~,~ iden~:i[ied -'-~ ..... p:~ x...r~9 dis.~ric~s and ind~v:iduai prope'r~es? hat k!.pes o f edu ca[iotsa] programs rtan ecsc, pron~o~e [he preserva Bone f ~n~.~:~,s,:::: awareness of d~e impor[ance ~f preserva[:fon? ~ Should ~h.ere be cxx::,pera, tiv'e ]~).rosra:ms b,,' .... ~ [~ c~:.j~ lhe Commissiort and oilier prog:rams? resources? The fo]iov~ing: products are i. ncIuded in ibis report for Pha.s;e H or: the i)enton ,~urvev,, . J. t]s.k~d.c_!2istri c~s ~ maps of each of the proposed dis~nct~ * re~assessmen:t o,f' b~gh/medium/iow prior~',~, ~or p~operties in the districts * jnv'entories of the propert:~es wfthin each o,J' the d..~strJcts, fndicatfng ccmtribuBn~ and non-co:nt~buS:ng :atatus for' each property * additional photodocumer~taSon .for the districts incIuding streetscapes "his~'oric si~e forms for high p:dodty propert'ies located wiS~fn the di.stdc~s J_ndividual Pr~er'ti,:s inventory of hJ. gh priorit), properde, s seT ected by tlne De~', ]ffs~oric [[,andmark C sin':mission. adc,,[]ona] photo, documenta[ion of selected ~roz)erties historic .site forms, for selected h~gh pr'iorii'v propertkts map, o.f Denton graphical.iv h~dicati~'~g all high-medium-iow priori~:v properties through.out the cf ~ ~ :~. building ana[~ s~s of ]. ha~e 1 of the survey ouBine of' ~he. methodolog}, or decfsiorJ.,,~makfng, behfmJ the <:.cI,.:ct.t¢. ~ for anah'sis and observ'atio, n~, for each of the prop0,sed methodology for selec~;,,o ~ ndi vid ual proper Bes ................ ,~ ,~,a~.cd on the historic contexts for Denton (~n ~ ' :cruet [o direct furore research) goals and object:ives oudined 'b~ the Denton ...... H~or~c Landmar:k specific o~t'ions fo:r .[mpkm~en. tirtg these goals and: objectives DENTON HISTORIC' LANDMARK COMMISSION GOA tLS A ND OBJECTIVES INJ I~ODUC!ION: The fo[k'r~ving ~,,-~. ~ . s,.ais and obiec[ives are organized according h'~ the broad missior~s identified by Lhe Dentol] liisbor:ic La~tdmark .... v~:::=a, years ago. An add.~.tona] area., !.d~;;,m~x;at~on of t.ou.~o:.s, was added to d~esen,~~'~ missio,n,5 are indicated by numbers tlndemeath each ~,~.t, goals are ~ollowed'b,~, ob~ec[:i:'ves, or ac'I:ivities IDENTW]CA!ION OF RESOURCES: iFhe Historic Landmark Commission wi]~ maia~aln a sys{em for ~he i de:nti:fica~ion, evattation, and deslgna, tlor~ of the historic resources of Denton.. ; a ent]:!~ ca ho n {it) f th e. d b,"s M st:oric resource s accord] ng t:<t) fo. d (.fa] s [a nd ard s for the ~'?valuaho~:~., documentation and preservation of the city's hist:ode Fe's 0i,,1 rC~S '~ den:lop a comprehensive inventory of the ci%"'s ]'kbt(.nc ~esources accomplished in 1 * maintain and update the historic resources inventory of t]:~e dry on an peric,dic basis (te~, yea~ increment~ as add~hona.~ ,,:.~,,~ -,. , ~.~.,;omc~,., become eligible for de.sign a tk)n ) '" ' survg.' neighbor}i, oods dating from the !950s '~,~,'ithin the next five }'ears ensure tl'~eir .future i.}reservaLion * evaiua~e nxle intensively~, the buikiings in Denton designed by O'Nei~ Ford to identify an.~ eiigfbiIity 2prob!ems z. Designation. of: identified: his, t,:'~ric resources in order h:) ensure preservation * seek designation at: the appropriate lev- ..... and. indfvidua~ properties = conBnue k~ prioritize identified historic districts and :individ. uaI properties for the 'mroo<e o~' designation an.d protection of the '=~ '- * p,u:rsx~e in:nova, tire preserva:~on k~ols., such as conse:rvatio:n, districts~ to preserve areas that: otherwise would not qualify for historic qesignation REGUI,AFORY:: The Histor.ic Landmark Commission will regt~late tl~e preserYatlo~a of any build:lng, property', s.i~:e or d:istric~ bas, ed upon ~he provlsi<)ns set fo:rti~ 'by the I~istorlc land:mark preservation and his,~o:dc dlst'rlcts ordinance. I. lProvide for the c<mtinual :re',iew and r~,dsio'~:: of the city's policies and ordinances t,o maintain the city%. ,, ,~.~ ¥-. ' curl:en~ ~heory arid pracijce ~ revJe:v and update the exjstJ:ng F[ s:orJc ZopJng Ordinance (curre.n~lv every properb; fs sub:cc:' m rev'ie~v, ~,hether :t is contributing or re, :,:,c curren~ !ax :ncertt:iw:s for ~mnerties d/strict: to expand tlhe economic incentives for preservation of Assure a:n amiable e×per[ence for pro:perb,- o:~.,,.ners seek:ing certificates of ~propr'iatenes~ * provide in£orma Bon to appiJ:cant$ beyond tI:e req:uired, app]icat:ion forms so they understand what to .xl:t.c[ from the process prov:ide periodic wo:ksl:ops for p, roperty owner~ withi:n the Ms[ode districts keep t'-'~ dh,: provMons of: the h~storic .... m, ~ic,[:. o:rdinan, ce 3. ]?rov::de fo:r a. ctfve cit:zenu: i.:nput :nfo Lhe deci. sJon-.:m, aking process ~,.~ a[fect r<~ ertv owne:s of the dtv"s historic :resources seek d~e act'ive input of proper:~r owners within established and d~..str~cts to e <' ..... their participation ~n tl:~ woce~ of r'e<,u[a~n:: ~:h.e ]l~,:~<. ~1~ resources 5 EDUCATIONAL: The l:'lis~or[c Landmark Commission wilt s~Hve ~:o increase com:m unity awaren ess of preserva67on by p:rov:~ding educafionM opporhmi6es to 'the publlc anq will encourage cm~t/nuing education for the commissioners on current preservatlo~ i ss~es. 'I~ Provide educaSonal opportuniL:ies for the comm:u~stv., in order to <nsure the preserva6on of f)enkm% hi~t~'~ric resources and [o expand the comm urt~tv'~. .. ., understanding of the h~lporbince of p:reservatkm * p, repare workshops for dx:' residents of identified 1-dstori, c dist::ricts to provide education regarding th, e benefits and restrictions of des~gnat: o?~ and to ~eek their ~nput in Lo ~heJr ~n desires for the comn-tun~ty . . ,l.ldr~.;n so. they may learn of the im!_x')rtance, o! valuing the heritage of: [heir' commur~itv * make. avaf[ab'~:' important infon~at:ion, such as [he Secretary of the interior's Smnda:rds for Prese:rva[ion ensure an informed ]eadership for dne communib¥~ * attend amztual conferences wheneve:r possible, inciud_[ng the CLG program, the Texas H~ ~.,,onca~ (;~O:mmissfon~, and th.e Na.[ional Trus~ for H stork? Preserva~o:n, * compile a training manual for the use of commissionem (Lo con. Lain such i~ems as the Den[on bJ. storfc zon_htg ordinance, [;h~s report, ~he full inventor~ of historic resources, educational ar:tides, the Secre:tar),' of the Interior's Standards for RehaN~ta6on Guidelines, and ~nfomn. a6en on the legal issues of design revfew} 3. Provide for the condnui:ng educahon of c~t'y staff * provide fundh'~g for staff to at'tend relevant co~ferences and educatkmal * maintain membership in the National, Alliance of Preservation 6 ADVISORY: ,As the official :regulatoO, body on preservation issues, tI~e I4is~o~ic Landmark Commission wi~I se.rye the City Cotmcll and residents Denton in an advisoo~ capacity: on preservation matte~'s. 'laln~,am a t~igh pml:ile be~.ore tl7e Cit's' (otmci] '1:o promote "~ profile {com:n-~issio.ners,. as we.i[ as, staff, sh0tdCl partidpal, e in t~ o '~ En. sm, e that city codes and regulati, o,t~:~ promote tt~e commission's preservation ~oaN and ob'ec~ive~ * prom<)te the use of Nstorfc buildings bmktmg codes that consider t'he speci, a] re~tlireme:~'~!:$ of ' e:ducate city s~'ai:f, s:~ct-t as bt,iiiding h-tspec:mrs and plann ng s~aff, se t]::ev are aware Of the importance o;[ tho cSN.'s histo:ric resm~r'ces * ktform relevant city staff of the atternat:e standards .for' ADA compliance for oroperti es ]~s~ed on ['he National Re:e'~ste r o ~ tori c P.~a~.~.~. 3, Advise and educate property m~ners in order [o ensure tP~e preservation lhe I-dsteric fa'b~iic, of the city promote the t:tse of tlh, e Secreta~-v of ~he Interior's Standards :for by making ~h~m available lo all ok%ne~Ts of iden~fied t'~is[oric r'esources ADVOCACY: Tl~e Historic t.andmark C~m:m~ssion wi~I advance the concep~ o:f preservation and encou~rage tl~e via~bilitv of preservation while cons:ide:rlng national standards~ Participate in state-x~ ide preservati, on acSv'ities to advance preservation opporm nities a ~: the ioca! ievel 2. Establish '~ ...... ~, ,, la.[~o,,, a[)~, ,. cooper'a five. programs with otlqer' [oca! entities i:nvolve a range of civic organizations in preservation acBvities to buiid a consen~ for the importal~ce o.[ preservat:io:n ~<-~ the "create a program for ra.:ising L'n,:iversity's officiaJs awareness of the importa:nce of 7historic buildi:ngs l:o ~heir institutiona~ history,' :in creafin~ a sense of place important: to alumni relations Promote the ~mportance o,f the "~ ' , c:~,:)' s historic :resources in its economic ve,~opme nt inform pro'~erR owners of the range cfi available e,conon:~ic benefiLs of preserva tion * devel, op ,,~alking and shopping tou:rs to promote t:~e economic be:n:e:fits of histor:[c ~res er vat'i ~n prom. otc ~l~e revitalization o,f neiglhborhoods through prese:n~a~Am 8 ': RESERk A'FION OPTIONS FOR ~]'H'E HISTORIC RESOURCES OF THE CITY OF DENTON !'he goal of the second pha:se of the compr'el~en:sive survey of the hisk:mc resource, s of Denton ~s. [o suggest opt:ions and ~,hra. t:egies for th.e preserva fi on o,f the resources fha t ha ye been identiff ed.. These s. trategies have also 'been incor[)orated inio the ~,("~.a~ and. objectives for the Denton t'h,., k.r Landmark C:omjn~ss~en. An analvs~ o~ the Ln~ha! survey reveak~d two potenha~ ]historic d~stdcts and t,,v~,'.~,~ conservation districts, in addition, ..... o ~,f~c~n~ h~$,~o:dc b'ui]d[ngs n o~ contained wi k:h[n a d is b~c: were ~den fi fieq for possiMe h~st:oric designation on an individual bas~s~ Tlds Js an: ambitious program and ib con'.~htuent: elermm, l:s should be undertaken in a ~.~¥~emat:, ~,~., way, ~:~ bui]d co:merstone~ :for future }~'~...~r~"'~" .... adon" activities:. The mos;!' c!'ih'ca/ dJstr~cb4 .... ~:o address are ~he~.proposed. Co, ur~h4~use. S~uare ]tistoric Dis~:dd: and the Austind,oct~s[ Conservation DJstr[cl, These d~s~'J~cts are ve~? :J:mportant bo the city% h.[ston~ a:n.d future economic devek:~pment and e,:ch'a"' ~s faring ~ts own u:nJqu, e problems that ccmId ~mpac~ the histo'dc integrity and : .... tutu. re preset:vatfon of the area. Proposed Historic Distri~s The second phase ©f the'survey of the Id. stoAt resources of Denton ~d. en[]fied~ two potenk[a~ historic ~t~:~tncts,'~'~. ' as we]'l, as. numerous :[:nd~vidual ~ertie~ [hat warrant designa~on., The proposed historic dis~cb~ are: Couri]-touse Square Histo~c Dist:ric~: Congress Scho~')i tt:isto.ric District The existing,, Ca!<.-Hickorv.,, H'istoric43istrict ',,~ as: aisc,, car'ef!.il!y examined a:nd taco:tureen, clarions for strengthening its preservation are considered tn this re-~ of t The Courthouse Square }list©ftc Distric~ holds fl'~e greatest: potential for appIying ereservat[on act:ivit~es [o the econom:[c development of the Nomin,~tion t:c, the National Register of t ]isto~c :Places could greatl)benefit the property owners through the federal tax ~xedff program. ~_nis would promote the rehab[Iitatkm of properties wlnjd,; cu~ently are non-,contributing to', the distrkt, Moreover, it: could encourage economic develorm~ent dow'ntow:n area by' assbting t:he estabtJ, sh'ment of new businesses do,.vntow:n Den~o:n.. Property owners, as uel~ as potentM bus. iness owners, need to be welt h::forn-ted of the potent:M advanta?es of desig:nat~on on the Nat~ona~ heg~ster. Downtown rev:~taljzatb:n progpa!n5 offer an incredible ,oo po r tun' t,~ for preserva Itj o:n~ s e to pa r [:n er with a Z!d ma ke a llies of a b road range of ~ n f!u en t~at d t~zen s fn tln e corem u:ni %" wl~ c:h wi.~ ~ s prea d [o o the r areas of the d[y, The city~ a!ready has a ~m-ong ,Ma.h~. Streei Program ~n pbce wh:fdn, can work :in c:on~unctkn'~ ,,v~fl:~ an~ other preserva[:~o:n .... ' ~,' ~. downkoxv'~ area. This is an opportun.2y that should :not be m~ssed In addition to eco:nom:ic opporl:u:rti ti es wJt[ij~ the downtown area. there exists exdtin:g; opportunities to u.t:ilize preservatic~n actN.qties to provide Imka?e~ behveen do~,~-~.town and ~he ar't~ ~ '~ ~' .... ~ o ~. . ~L.,.,t,'~ct.. "~'he bufldings along East Nfckor}' do not contah~, sufficient hbtork h~tegri, tv, nor does the a:rea have the 'nece~a , h~sto:ric "[ 't cc,.mmm~, to co:nst~tute designation as a histc~dc dfstrJ:c~ at *~ bu~ there are p,reservat~on tools ' be either the lc)cai1 ~:~:r ~cdera~ ~evd. '~ u til.~zed in the a:rea~ Th e d ~v s houtd in v~.s[fga te t'be es~:a o h s n m e n.[ o[ a conservat'~on dNtric[ aM.ns East: H~ckorv t~:') ~ r~..'~ent any :further deter[oration of ~]:~(~, Mstor~c fabric, h~ addi~fon, any em:,.iN,,, ind~v~dua.l '~r(¥ er'tk,~ ~l'~ouk~ be ].b ted on the. Na fi.Ona[f Register ~:[ I ],.s~,~;~c P~aces to offer economjc fncen tires :for the rehabf~ita[jon of the st'reefs hbtor~c resource:*, and] the deveIopment of The proposed Congress Soho)el Hfstoric [}fs~:fct should be desfgnated as soo!] as the all}' sta:~f and] tl~e 'Denton .llistorJ. c Izndm.ark Commission can devote their efforts t:o iL It i.s cmn'ent])? well m, ajntah~ed by the resfdents of the area and does not appear to be threatened in an.v way/ Any ~m'~ediate efforts towards thi,~ proposed district should invol~Je th~ msM~nts in the derision-making process for frs future, The resMents should be ~nfonned as to th.e optfon~ and benefits for histo~c design, orion, This could be done forth,,~th and staff resources, of the db' couid be conserved by utilizing the I exa.,; Mist:orRcal Commis, sfon ~n the orga.n.~zat~on of a: wo, rksl:~op and the distrJ, bution of ed. ucat~ona~ materiab to the residents. Oak-Hickom, Historic In addi'li¢m, this rope:ri re~examined the exb[:ing historic d.istrijct: akmg Oak and HiCkory s[ree, ts, This particular district is ['he ~ewe:l of the al.b,- and property owners take, great p:fide :ir~ their homes as evidenced by the high qualify' of the ~ntegrkt}' of the ne:fghborhood as a whole. Am add~ona~ preservat{on ac'Nv:ities :in this neighborhood., such as nomi~ation to the Nat:k. mal Regbter of ~fbto~5c Places, should actfvely ~nvdve the res~denh~ the area, As t:lx[s nefgbborhood does not current:~y appear t:o be threatened any way, it b not ~ecommended that the city's limited staff resources be ~ 0 directed to the Oak-Iiicken, Historic District at ~l'LiS time, It shaukl ne~, however, be neglected as :ii could be affected by commercial deveie men~ alceg ifs perhne~er_ The residen~'s cfi the d.is~rict:, however,~ could be encouraged;, te seek., n~mination lo the NaNona! Register e~ hNh~nc"'~ ' ].:lace,~-~ ~ fur~:[~er the recognilion cfi ]~s significance. ~o the histon' of '[.~ ~.aton,~ :~ "' '~ ~,'~orkshop te educate and inform, the residents of tlmi~" noneinal:ion process could be hdd with the hdp and cooperation of staff from the Texas Historka] Commission. Proposed Conse:a~ation Districts ide. ntiBod two }mten~'~at ....... conservation d~.:~Lrk .... The p.ro'x~sed~ co, nservatie:n, di~e~ic.ts are: ~ustin4ocus~ Conserv'ation District /\venue Neighbo,rlhood Corlserva'Lion District The .proposed. ,,, ... Austh~fxxx~s,t ConservaNon District is tine most ~hreatened area of the d tv~ 1 '- tTe histo~c neiglTborhood~ Js bein~ o~ ......... ~q.~ec. zc~ on e, 1 t,~ L :. r ,~ K]e by the ex ~an ~i on of Texas Worn a/n~s Uni v ersi t}~ along Oak]an d and A'ust~n streets and commerc[aI development along N. Locust and N, Elm street~:~. As an exampte of the changes being wrought in this neighborhood, dn, e consultants d:isnwered four kist:oric buil:djngs along ' ' ,~ ku.~tm Street d~:moh~d~eu for a paining ]ct between the t~me of ~he first phase of the ~urvey in the,.~.spdn¢,'o, of 19c:}~ and the re~eva~uati, en nf the neighborhood in. the fall of the same year. ~Vhik~ :re ~v'~~,- ' -~. alua. hng ~he boanda~es of the d~strict on~v a few months later, an additional: two properties on the west side of the di:,[~ict were, found to have been destroyed.,, t'his neb:,:hborhood.. ~, ....... is experiendng enom~ous threats to the future of its historic 'buildings~ The ci%~ should take immediate ac~Rm to prevent fum~: deteriorat]mt of the district's histoNc F~ L Unfortu:nat:el}t, this particular district no longer contains sufficient historic contJnu.i%~ to warra.nt designa'~.on at d:te local or federal le:'v~el. Mc~reover, such designation wotAd pr&ably b~ng the cky ~.nto confifc~ with both the university and business interests in the commun~t}'. The estaMishment of a censervation dis. taler, whkh would promote the v:o.lunta/v com. p!fance w~th design guidelines utilizing tax exemptions or abatements as an economic hT,.centive for compliance, could well setx:'e to protect the R,~mai:nirtg historic fable ef the neighbod~eod,, Oakland Street has witnessed sud'-~ a severe decay of its historic resources tha~ the city should not try to :i:m.piement any seategies along ~his particular street. ~This would onJ'v lead to conflicts with the un:~vers~b... TNere are ~:~o buildings, however, that'the dry may consider for irldividual landmark status in an e[fort to presecce them. '[lne proposed Be!! Avenue NeigM~orhood Conservation District contains significant examp],es of residential des~g'n i:n the city,, but does net yet qkial:ify for historic designation kt) the age of th, e majority, of'its houses, Yet, is experiendng commercia~ encroachment and may n~t sun?ire em~tigh [t:'~ ever q, ual,ify k~:r hi~.ork d:esigna[io~., ql~:e ap.p~i, catk~n of a conservation district could provide a fiexiMe tool for ensct:dng the future preservation of the area and ailow the dtva worki:ng mode~ for the establishment of otSer conservation d. istr~c[t; w~thin the Proposed Individual Btdldlngs for Nomina6on to the National Register of Histo~c Places A number of individual buildings not: included w:itN, in the proposed d..is/Ncts constitute important resources for the cit}. These resources could be non~ina[ed on an individual basis in co~tju.12c[Jo!l with one or more histoNc districts as part ora "mUltiPle resource" nomination, The city should seek to flldtKIe a range of buildings that represent the diverse ~mltc~e and h;isto:ry of the city, including a variety of hksto'r~c per, ods, a sampling of d;fferent architectura~i~, ~ . .s!?]~p, and 'represen, ta~ion of the en6re eth.~J.c 5i.~ton", of p"~.e c[~¥'., :"~ add~.tion, the c:cono:mic fncen.'dves for !fsti.ng sheuid be :h~cor}.~orated ]ntc~ the decision ma.king process. For example, properti, e~, a[o:ng East H'ickor;~: anci N. Locust stre.et~ could hold benefits for business owners in those build~ngs. This list was compiled by reexamining alt of the properties that recefved a high priority rating during the first phase of the survey ~n 1994.- ~995 Bu'[Idings were :selected based en their ]dsto.ric ~ntegrftv an.[] theft ability to reflect the broad h~steric contexts outlined i:t~ that pardcul~w se.ctio~2 of this report, l'"he 1)cnto~. Historic Landmark Cemmi:~ion shotdd give serious consLdera6on to deve~opNg a thematdc nomfnation for the O'Nefl Ford bui~d~ngs in the dry. Several of: this archftec~' buildings have been iost over the years, 12: Historic Preservation and Public Polk} The I)ent:on .Historic l.,andmark Comm:issfon should undertake guideIi, acs :for all of' t~e historic districts and conservation districts within city~ '~'h.e Courthouse Square D~strkt and the ~usth'>Locu~.~ D strict should receive immediate a. ttenhon. ~:n this, area. 'these areas mouh~:' be ~ol~owed' ' ' b,,.., pub~fs}'m:q: b~.tdelim for the Arks [)~st~ct and the 'Dish~c~s. (:~,,.Kf~.::hm ;shouk~ deveM~ed~: h~ coni;~ncfion w~d~ the desfgnat:ion of the ......... a~. ~uideljne~ cc',nsk~er the :.ndividual charazteristic~ of d"te buiidff~gs ,,vftbJn t~'~e area additk:m to he, p, arficuiar needs and goals of the area. For example:, guidehnes ~' :' ' m~gnt be ar~antt:.d ;~:'~2;7 d'te Oa:k-J:tickor~ Historic District to maintain the high qu. aii ty of its exi. sth~g historic fa~ric:. In con. trast,, des;ion relaxed in order totncom.-e,ao.k, arid not res[~c~ cc, mmerciaI development wMch is already underway fn the area. Design guidelines are crit~ca:] _,o:t maintaining the histori~c look and fee~ of an area by. estabjishing spedfic sueeesfio:n~,.,.~, for design that maintain t'l~e h:istodc i:ntegd~y of an area. Moreover, such omddme,~ can also be used to sensitively merge new cons'~:ction w~fl:~, the older historic fabric of the city.. X%hJle his~:o~ ordinance~ commonly cm~tain genera! gmaehne for review% they do not offer the dept]7 and detai~ that proper9, owners often need in making sound derisions. :Too often, the preparation and pub]kation of design: guidelines are made i;oo late to make a contribution to a dry's, historic fabric. MOre ~mportantg~y.,. detailed guide~.[nes can make a dtizen's con. tact x,~ ith the '~ ' c:~ty: design review connmi~;..mn' a much more pleasant and relaxed experience. 'the exist:ina,.? histohc zoning., ordff~a:nce is in need of a cTitica] review to ensure that i.t inco~,orates contemporaO, 2ends and Iega! ded$io'n.s. The Denton l::tiatoric Landmark Con:~mission s]%uld begin this. review process, but the cit.5" may want to consider b3ring a consultant with experience in this m;ea. to actually write tt,;e changes to the ordinance. line Ci9" of Denton is for.tunate to have a,r~ fnfom-~ed and knowledgeable staff in charge of its preservatdon programs. Consideration should be given to allowing staff to approw:~ murine requests that require a certificate of appropriateness_ This streamhning of the beauracra~c process will contribute to better relations with t(he pubiic as we]H. t. 3 ]lm City shouid also re-eva~uate i~$ cun-ent pol,ides R']r tax exempthms regardfng ti~stor~c .~, ,~,,-.' F' r% ~.~ h=s t:o promote preservahon of' its h.isto:ric resources. tt could be perceived as un.fair R~r a propert}, owner ~o have to seek individ ~a~ ~a,'temark d. esignatinn .for tax breaks, wl'd]e stfll having t:o comply w~th all the restdction::~ imposed upon them b}: inc!us~on in a hist:eric distri:cL tod c Preservatlon a n d tI~e C:i tizen s o:f Denton ~t is fmpor[ant to find wa}s to build a consensus among; the d tizens of De:nto~ for khe preservat:ion of the city's h~sterk resources, The Denton ttisterilc Landmark Com:m~ss~on shou.]ld inst'[h.~te an adve program of educa:ti~m.a] workshops f~,~r the owners o.f Ids[eric buildine~ ]fa c~.~ze,~:': ''~' ' 's- invobement in the. proposal for a Ms[oric dish:ici occurs as tht~ i:n:itial pubhc ]:'tearing l:akes pi. ace, tNe desfgm:tfon process will lfkely meet with oppos:ihon, The successfui enactment of any historic dist~ct shotdd begin with the active inw~livemen:!: of its residents fn 'the actuai d. ecisfen~makfng process. II is c~ticai that resfdents understand both ~he benefits and :mstfict:i. ens: of am proposed designation Jn order that they may make an h'ffccm, ed deds~0i~, It is also important to find a means for cooperati:ng with other es~ab]iShed groups wfthin the cib, h'~ particular, the '~ ;.; ~, ~SticalN, important' element off the ":k,' . , c~ws hfstmt', yd: the.? ha:ye not established an adequate program; for preservfng the hfstoric bui'.ldin78.s, on ~heir campuses, The Denture }h::[o~.,.c !,,.and~ark Comm~ssH.m. should cTeate a p~,ograrn r&s~ng :Lniversi'%'-'s officials aware:ness of the importance of histork~ to the, Jr fnst~tut~.onal histoo. fn ~eatdng a sen:se of p~ace fmpnrtant to a!umn~ rdations. 7Perhaps eno could begin by orzanizin~ ~ou:rs of the ~ :' ~} ..... o caB'l,'~u~es irt (:on~tm(:~.on wi. th an a]umni reunion~ it ~s also you,' fmporta;n.t to educate the ~:,;a ~ f the uni versi ~i es' phy si cat pl an Is and m a'~ n tenanced epartm e ..en.~,t~,~:.: nature' of [hese bufldfngs. There are ma:n} potential benefits the universities for undertaking the preservation of theb histork bu:Hdings. Proposed Me~odOlogy for Identification and Selection of Historic and Conservation Disthcts II~e report: from ]?h, ase One of the Dent'on Survey iden[ified four potential: are. as for .h~.~tor~ districts withi:n d:te cit'v. Dudng the course of ti-ds ~ ~ ~h<~,~ d~.~ncts have changed sfgnif:ktant!y i:n Sped:f~cai[I¥,,,. so:me off ~d%~ larger dis'Mcts have been reduced' to mo:re manageable areas that more. acoa:r.ateh,~, reflect :[heir h~stor/cal development, ,"ur[ncrmore a re-evaluation of ':' - :r:~sui~ed in a chan:ge bounda, rie:~ [:o exclude are:as of high conce:ntrado.n of contemporaD, omitted., an<:>fi~er.potendal ~ , e a ¢ ~7 ~ was eval ua don ~,-oce~s revco, led ~ ,~ I tn,,~t while some ~eas o'.: d~e dry are historically ~icni[ican[,o .... ,. ,.. changes in the area have ad,erse.o,,' ""*' ' ¢ a[fected the integfib¢¢ of the area, AJiemadve preservatkm techniques,, s'c~ch as conserw~tior~ districts, we.r<, discussed as a method for ensuring their future sur,,Sva]~ The colored maps of the d~stricts are prov~de,d along x.v~th inventories of the properties wid'~in ~he district boundaries for the ,folkm,ing ,proposed, d~stricl~: Courthouse Square Histofi:c Dis:bS:ct CTongress Schoo:], ]-'tis~oric: District Austin Locust CO~se:rvadon Dist:dct 'Bell Avenue Neighborlnood Con. serva~ion Distric~ liq. e proposed h.is~o.ric districts were iden~:fied using the :ffd~owing consideradorts: (i) ~te re'cas must contain a high concentrat:ion of Ngh and medium priod~: properties (or, properties that retain, a high degree of hist:od, c .integri?') to g:~ve t:he. d. isbfict a sense o:f conhnuih,; (2) d;tere should be litde or no contemporaD, in.4i]] to)intP~Me upon the pro~osed district; (3} i:he proposed districts should reflect significant aspects of the historical deveIopment of Denton. It is important to bear in m. ind Lhai the proposed boundaries couM change in the course of more intensive research necessa(v for developing a NatfonaI Register nominadon~ Appendi:x C of [his report includes an excerpt from the National Register Bull. chin No., 2! on Defin. ing !3ounda~es for Nation,a! Register Properties. TWo conservation dish:lets are proposed as a means of preserving s~gmncant m.~.ahborhc, uc~.:,, which ~ "' ' ~r[: not eligible for FI.~S[OE[C designati:on~ A conservation d~str[c[, provMed :for by a separate conservation ordinance, can conserve an.d maintain the existing chara~er of a neighborhood that lack, historical conhnuky required o[: a local historic al}strict. Such ordinances have. been success:full", used fn o[her cities, indudbng I)allas, Boston, Portland. Raleigh, and MemphiS. These districts consepce an ex~sdng nefg!~borhood by regulating :new construction and ,demolibion. A. hera~xms and additions I5 exisB n ~ build ings are: % u! detemn.h~ing the standards for f nd~vjdUai c~mServ'a[km d~st:r~cts. The, goals ~.f a conservation d[s t'~ct are to retaff~ we]~ a? to ,s[abi]ize and enhance propert:y vaJueg a?propr~ate only f those areas .... ::or that ~ou~d ot:herwise not qualffv for h~s[or~c designation. One of: the districts re, comme, ndeci in Phase One ha:s been eI:imi~ated. The area bounded by S. Carrot, IV. S,~,~camore,,: S. E]m and 'IV. Prairie slreets was re-examined and the ama iack~; necessary conce:ntraBon and continuity of hist.mdc buildings, Tb.~s area contains commercial encro, achmen~ along all off its edges wt~ich adverse,Iv affects ~he h/[stories[ fee~ing of the :area 71~is was probably once a muc ~ larger res:identfa] area wl~ch has been eroded by commercial development over the yea:rs. The area as proposed in Phase One of the survey a. lread,~, co;niained a large number of pm.,r~:v sites. A. ,.~.-~,,,.~eSSrme:n.t of me area 'would .probably resui[ ~n so, me of the medium and hfgt~ pr~.od~T proper[fe~ being down~grad~d, thus fur[her eroding the historic integrity .~.~ [t-,~. area. A ma!'or consideration for th<'~ Denton Historic Landma:rk Corn:mission is whed2er to, seek Local or' Nat~ona.1 Register designation,, or both levels of designation, fo~ the proposed d~sh-icts. There Js cun:ently no provision for d. esignat:ing historic distzdcts at: the state level. It is imp, or~:ant to consider the differences and potenfiai benefits of these t~o t}pe,:, of d~stricts in making th~s decision. National Register of Historic Places -Historic Districts * Su. bmi~: preliminatTy information to the 'l'exas }'tistorkal Comn-dssion fei:' a prelimff~ary determination o.f eiigibiJity for l fsti'ng on the National Register, 7'h~$ step insures that communities do not waste time and n-toney on a n om i n a ti on that is in. elig fbte for lis ting. nomination is prepared an.d submit:ted to the, staff of the Texas lt'istori, cal C'i~x~mdssion for prelim:[narx review The ,:re~,~ ~ "~ nominai:io:n ,, - p, karati(:,~t of a requiFes considerable research and genera]]} takes approx:inaately s,~.x months year, There is considerable interaction with the staff of the Texas l-t]stodcal Commission during this process. AJ.1 pro?erb, owners are notified that their prc~pert? is 'be. fr',g considered for' iisdr,,g, It is not necessarT to have the perm.~ssion of all of the owners within proposed disi:ricL A. district can be listed-urdess 51%[ of the owners p~,otest proz~erties they * Th, e no:mina[i©n is submit[ed ~:~ N'~e State i~a. rd of: Review for ~he Re~,N~er of lfistor:[c l,~a:ea I'h[s board ~E prok's~-~ona.b from various either recomm, ends appmva~ ~r reject[on of the nomina, tion,, The board a !so p~>stpone a .derision and ask f.ha t the nomi'n:at~en b( revised to scl d.res :,peal.fie questions, (If a property is rejected, there i:a an appeal process), ': The :recommendations of the State Board of Revfe-~ are considered by the State ff~s[orfc Preservatk. en Off:kef (the exeoJtive d~.:rectof of the Texas ' Hi. sttoN;cal Commission) !f he approves the nomination, it :ts submitted to the National Park Sen.'ice w'rdch !1as 45 days [o act Upon the nominahon~ ~ The enti:re proces~ iJor neminai'ing a h~skmic district takes approx~mateh, 1 month,,~ to two },'ears * Properties [hat are ]i~ted on the Natkmal Register of Historic f'lace:~, are e!igible k)r fnvesl:ment !;:ax credits for construct:ion costs fer rehabilitation if it :i.s an i.ncome-pmdudng prope:r?~ (there is currently a bi11 in Congrest~ [hat would extend these tax credits to i. ndividua! homeowrters - see appendix f'or n-tore informa[i, on),: * Property could qualify fer .... ~ .....', . . .. pre~,~::r'~,at:to,~ grant assist'ance, when i:unds are availa:bk~. res -]'],~::r~ are no rest:der[ohs by the federal, governmen~ on priva:~eiv owned: p:rope:r~F'., O,,.vne:rs are fre, e '[o do whatever they' please to O~eir properb: a;~te:r !ish:ng~ Nor are th. ey obligated to make [hek property open to ~'he pu. 6lk any fin:ne, ~ N Ol E: 'rhe Den ton l":Iis t~.mi~ Lantirn ark .F 1 t~erk a Ben Ordi nance con [ams a provision for the '~rotecti~n of Nahonai R~6!. t~,~ Historic DisNcts within Section 28A<t.l(d) which g:iw:::s the Dentor~ Historic Lan4mark CommJ. sskm the au'thoritv hz, review any proposed ch, anges [ea building wiihin a Nail(mai 'R ,?, ~, i ,; f,~ t, historic district. Ibis re,dew, however, is legally non-bb,.ding,) If' a privately owned prope~y receives feder,al funds, add:f thins! restrictions may appk}. For e:xamPle,. [f an owner of a proper(v receives inve'sh?,ent tax ¢:redib~ or a preservation grant, the} musl rehabilitate the ~;r'oper(v according the. Secretary of the Interior's Standard:, for Rehabili.~a6on or Res~oratio.n,.. I ? ~ If a pub]id}~ owned or pSvate.]v owned properh, i~ suNec~ ~.o [h.e ac~km.< o.f a federa~ agene s ~ ~ ',:~,ucn as ~,]'( 'T} or %2DBG '}rob. ram% federa[h~ funded pro~e, cL ' ......... [ o ..... er a district must be considered N rote.~pr°ceedme. o with a .Pr°ted The Tex:~s l'Nsto:dcal Commi~,sk:., cond.~cts such -~,:'-..: "s - ~ -~ ~t: ,,t ~.. (known as reviews),, Loca II y Desig na t:e d His b:> ri c Dis tric[s * The De:nton Nistoric Landmark Com. mi:~s:i,an prepares a preservaticm plan for the proposed "~ ~, . :,..< .... ' . ctiishr!el ~ncluding the eh:m~..nt.~, descrih, ed within the ordinance under Section 28A....]4. To su:mmadae, an application for consideration as a histoNc district is subn:~i[ted to the Landmark C. ommJssion and co'n~ai:ns a list of proper~es, a map indicating boun. dades, phot%raphs of each buiidfngs~ and descripldons of each building. * lie Landmark Commission prepares a pr'esen,'ation [plan and Nsto~c district designation ordh-tance :incorporatf. ng tlhe e.]ements of the appiication as well as zoning ciassifie~[ion, bui!dirtg code :requirements, and regulations for signs, parking, and arch:itectura] Ifmi [a ['ions for the proposed dish:Jct.. * .Ali concerne,dl property owners am informed o,f the proposed district by making tl~e proposed preservation plan accessible to ail. concern, ed, * The preservation pian and proposed ordinance amen. dh:chi :must be made available to all city boards,, departments and commission:s directly affecbed. * The ©.ty Council must approve the p~oposed historic district which becomes a part of ~he ordinance. * Prope:rty ownens could be eI:igible for local tax relief 'if the~.:r p,roperb i.s Jndivid. ua!iv d s~,, -~'., ., . e..~anat~d as a loca'~ landmark, i:ncl, usion within a historic district alone i..5 not sufficient to be eligible for tax re!ief as the ordinance is currently w.~ rte, ri. res tri <2i o ;r:..'s.i * Property owners must submit to [:he design rev:iew proce..~js and obtain a ce:rtifica~e of appropriateness before any changes are made t:o their property, "fids :inc:ludes properties considered non-historic, or non-contrfou, ting, to t'he Nstoric dishict:. ~8 Pros A, nd Cons o f }'4aB ona i Register o J! },Iisi:eric Places and Lo,ca] Designation I:Mvate owners may find listing on tl~e NaSonal Register of Historic Places mo, re appealh~g a.s ~here are a:bsolu~'el'v ne restrictions on their propert~, unless the~ vo]untari]'v ,..c~,& ~::, ~,-~ - ~'~ .... .~c~e:,:~u: funding o~ ....r(,lk, f for some r~ur x:,s~:~; National Register of !listoric Places lid. ting offe, i~,, NO protec'~i<m of ]:islofic properties unless federal funds are involved; Local designation requjr~:s o,~,'ner~ to submit to a des~g:n r proposed~ . a[ter'atkms~. ..... to. the pFopertv, Loca~ desilanatkm offe~ the best protection to hi~torkc Nationa! Register of P]aces listing con]d make an. owner e[ig:ib!e for invesm~en't tax credits., kx:~t only ~f it: is an ]ncomeproduci;~g propert}'; B UT I,ocal designation n~ay afford some Iaea] tax relief' for owners, even jf the property is a p~vate residence, lnc!usk.m in, a National Register of t',~istadc Places Historic District could make a prope~-O, eligible for invesmxent tax credits wJt]2~out be~.n8 individually nominated to the Nationa~ Registec 'BU7 Inclusion in a locatly desig:n, ated historic district does not automafica]I:v make a proper,b, eligifble :for local tax ret.[el .,. the property mu;st be individually desisnated as a local landmark. ~ 9 AN ORDINANCE' OF FIiE C]!Y O? DEN!ON, TE2,<AS AMSNDJNG O[APTER 35~ SLilI3CHAPTIiiR 7 OF THE (FIi'~' OF DENTON CODE OfF ORDNANCES, ~D'EN [~ON [)LiVEL.OPMENT CODE", SPI:::iCI,.%IL PURPOSt:/AND OVER:.AY ]DI'STRICI;8" TO ADD SECTION 35.'76 *H'I'STORIC CONSERVAI'IO{N DIS']RK2TS~ PROVIDING FOR I'llE CREATIlON O1::: ~.[1STOR[C CONSERVATION OVERLAY DBiRi[CIS; PROVIlI)~N'G EOR A PENAL'IW IN THE MAXIMUM AMOUNi OE S 200000 FOR EACEI AND EVERY VIO~.ATION TtStEREOF; PROVIDING A SEVIS:'RAi:~I!.ITY C:,AUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECT]YE DATE EP, EAS, die (':i:y (:.'ot:ncil I]!sds [}la'[ i:hc:!'c a:e arei:s o.f d:c ci%' w:!':id~ re:lllec~ eien::en[s of[ho and pro~es~ed 'and WI:ERPA:S, the City ='£:o:lnci! :fir~ds d::a: it would be apprnpdSe Io provide pro{cc:lion R:~: thc;se a'rchitec:t:ral o: a~rcheoloc, ica [~is~o~'v cf ikesc areas; and WNRREAS, :he City Cou:nci! has received n:'commenda:dol'ls fi'om the His:o:ic La~Mmark co.r~serva~ion districts ~o protect ti-~e dly"s a:chitsc~m-al o: cultu:ra! al;LribkKcs; ami W'NiEREAS, Ge (-i:v Co:mci:l: fi::<is :.!~..=: al]owi:n= the es:ablishms:: el? such CHs{r:icls serves a p: )lc pu:rp ;:-ss: £,Ot. 4 % :1.,, 01:: TIi:EE CNTY OF DENTON f..:t EIEEBY ORIDAINS:: Scc:inn 1. Th:t{ ,.J:a.p:,.e,:: 35. S:.:bcl::mp:er 7 "[)el:i:o:l:: Devc. lopn':<:nt C?odc", Special 35, 7.6 Historic :Co. nse~atio:n District 35.7.8.1 Purpose 35,7.6,4 35.7.6,8 Ex,[stin9 Construction Alterations to E:xis~i~9 Construc(:ior~ 35.7.6.9, (:s scclkms of d~is o:rd~na:nce, w]'~cl-i s~a.~l remain ~ :~L~;!; forcc and ef/~Tbc~, SECIlON 4. '"~ :' ASShl.) ~;,~ND '%PPROVED tins tnt E:;JI2[NE BROCK, M' :\YOR A HiE S i ': J.E.~.', N [;:',I:,k W,A ]:.,'iiERS, CiTY SE('/R ETARY' A :~PROV':: ) AS TO L,:.OAL .FORiM 'IN2RBERT i.. PROUTY, C['[W ATTORNEY DO,WNTOW'N MASTER PLAN PURPOSE OF THE PLAN CiTY OF DENTON DOWNTO~,N~ MASTER PLAN Why This Plan Is Needed C!T¥ OF DENTON DO",NNTOWN ~AST~ PLAN How The Vision For Downtown Was Created A Vision For Downtown Denton CtT¥ OF DENTON Downtown Denton Today DOWNTOWN ~ASTER PLAN 27% CITY OF D~NTON Current Conditions DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN DOWNTOWN PARK!NG AND TRANSPORTATION CiTY OF DEt*,ITON DOWNTOWN HASTER P[A~*41 Downtown in Context Cei*b.*r CITY' 01; BENTON Wa~kin9 & Downtowns DOWNTOWN ~AST~R PLAN CITY OF DENTON Parking Stu dy si :,a (c s 'wi, If{" ',vi, Il DOWNTOWN MAS;TlR PLAN ,2i3~4 Downtown Core ParkMg Su pp!y Over :20 Years · Add 4 Pad<ing lois Add 4 Stow Parking Add 4: Story Park:inS CiTY OF DENTON Parking USe DOWNTOWN HASTE:~, PLAN Shared Parking ~¢{,a{I ?~k;i~9 Ut:il~zatig~ C~TY OF DENTON DOWNTOWN~, HAST~E PLANI Shared Parkit~g Policies and Decisform Required Minimum Parking m ,,-~ 100gO ;:;::; 46~0 ; ~ Res~aumn;~ ~ 2~0 o Shared Parkin9 UtMzation Resider'fi:ia gOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN O~L/ff~'-,:'~fo,ry /_~a/;/O/Tg~ ~rarag~? CBn ~l FJ)L~O ae ,~?,ti;s!/n:g c:',%w'i~owa CITY OF D~NTON Parki!ng Demand and ~j CiTY OF DENTON The Downtown Master Street Plan ircii,;~ri, disi!~g, CiTY OF DE'NTON DOWNTOWN HASTER PLAN C:ITY OF D~NT'ON Downtown Master Street: Plan Cross-S~ections ~E£@i~EINDED 6~T ~©VV #~ CiTY O:F DENTON DOWNTOWN NA:STER PLAN Downtown Master Street Plan Cross-Sec:tions C~T'Y OF ,DENTON DOWNTOWN HASTE~. PLAN! Tra, ns,]t- Tran~sit: C:enter a~d Other Oppo~unities Regional C~TY OF OENTON OOWNTOWN H;ASTER PLAN CITY OF D~NTON DOW~NTOWN HASTIER PLAN ECONOMICS CITY O~ DENTON DOW'~TOWN I~A~TEI~ PLAN Forecast for Downtown G rowt h Po,pula tion & Emp[oymen, t Cha'r'~ ,'~c'a I 1.995 2025 : Growth i Growd~ (iirv of Demon ]7:cpu[aden, Mop,soho ds 26 %0 ~ 5l 700 2.'~ 750 92% ,Ic:b~; 41 ZOO 65,:~50 Id, 150 58?,,, Indexed Projected Pe~ulat]on Growth. 2000.2040 CiTY OF D[NTON Development Program Table iTotal i 1,5, ?00 1,675 000 CiTY OF DEN?ON SUB-AREA PLANS DOWNTOWN MASiTER PLAN C~TY OF DENTON MASTER PLAN Sub-areas With Little ChanBe ,Elm and Locust Area Stroud Neighbor:hood CITY OF DENTON DOWNT'OWN MASTER PLA~ $ u b-,~tre~s With M ~jor Change Denton Core CITY OF O~TO~ OOW~TOW'~ MASTER PLAN Proposed Plan Shared Parking !~ ]; t','-I~ C~TY OF DOWNTOW~ ~AST~R PLA~ Shade and Coot (Po.ri]toes Awnings, Balconies) ::l six::::i i i:::: ![:tis ,':[,,', ' ,:,,,s'~ . .[l~is i;.i.c:i:liip,~ ~OWNTOW~ ~:AST~R PLA~ ~ Nodh Downtown CITY OF DENTONI gOWNTOWN ~ASTE;R PLAN South Downtown (Conference & Arts Center) C~TY OF DENTON DOWNTOWN HASTER PLAN ~¢,4o~a: Cc, q f( ~sx:(:e ce,"Xe r exa r:?p ~a' } CITY OF D~NTO'N DOWNTOWN HAST~8 PLAN CITY OF DENTON DOWNTOWN MASTER ~LA:N OVERALL BENERTS OF THE PLAN 3¸3 DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN ,Street Scape improvements- 6,Oft ROW DOWNTOWN MASTER P:LAI~ Street Scape !mprovements- 80ff ROW CiTY OF DENTON Aeria~ DOWNTO"NN ~'A:ST~R PLAN Perspective Downto, wn Core CITY O:F DENTON DOW'NTOWN ~AST~R PLAN tM P L EM E NTATI 0 N Regulation Zoning CITY O'F D~NTON Sidewalk USe Regulation Architectura~ Projections DOWNTOWN ~ASrTE~ PLAN CiTY OF D~NTON Pubiic :~nvestment Sho.rt. term lmpmveme:nt ~ Street:scape and trash disposal in the st:feets'" (Austin, Wabut, 'Cedar, and Pecan} DOWNTOW'N MASTER PLAN CiTY OF D~NTON ~ Trsnsit "'[;;d~ lc:ss s~']i[;,~'''~ ~'[~E DOWNTOWN MASTE~ PLAN: ~ Signage and Way Finding Preferred Routes: to Downtown C~TY OF DENTON Farmer's, Market DOWNTOWN HASTER PLAN C~TY O~¢ D~NTON OOW~TOW~ ~AST~ PLA~ C~TY O~ D~NTON ~OWNTOWN H!AST~R PLAN Long-term Improvements ~ FormatiOn of a Tax Increment R:einvestment Zone (TIRZ) C{TY O~ ~ENT,ON DOW'NTO¥CN MAST[B PLAN ;~ Arts; and Conference Center ;and Hotel CiTY OF D[NTON Pa rt ~ersh [ ps C~TY OF DE~TO~ ~OWiNTOWN HASTER PLA~ Financia! TOols [~B~;~1!~:[:~[ W~i] ~e]:i¢iI'8[{: :l!:*:)Sl, S~e':~e ir,,c (C:i~ 3 l, ~, [.ocs b~a n:[ ~,d dinmcc~:~rs 6'¢ ~ C~TY OF DENTON ~OWNTOWN ~AST:E~R PLAN CiTY OE DENTON DOWNTOWN MA:STEi:I PLAN CON C LUSI ON Jumpin9 on the Cycle of Success and Reward PROPERTIES WITH HiSTORiC LANDMARK DESJGNA/TION As of January !, 2003 D ES~GNATiON NUMBER ½-1 DESiGNATiON DATE ADDRESS OF' DESIGNATED PRO?ERTY 123 N:ort;h Ek'n i,,07,, 81 607 Pearl 1 - H,5 1/07/S1 __ 609 West :)aK Street H,,,6 1/O7/81 722 West Oak Street H-7 j1/07/81 H-8 __i/O7/81 Fi'-9 i/07~81 ,'Oo West: Oak S'treet H-i0 811 Wes~ Oak St:eet 723 West Oak: Street 812 'West Oak Street ½-i I 1/07/81 !003 West Oak St:met H.-i2 I !/07/81 102,3 West: Oak S~reet / H- 13 1/07/8~ I 0 I! 5 West Oak $.treet 2 / 1 7/81 H-.I 5 ,2/! 7/8 ! H- 16 2/! 7/8 i: 610 West Oak Street 1819 North Bell Av'enue 818 West Gak Street 4/07/8 ! H-,17 ;8 t 9 West Oak St!'eet i LJ; " ...................... ,...,-,t o ................ ~¢674.8,1 ED ! 994 H-.1:9 6/1 6/8 'i ! ! 9 West: Hickory Street H.21 2123/82 2i0 Nor'Ih Lo,cust H-22 2/23/82 Oakw'ood Cemetery H-23 .~,9/9~ ~,,~ ¢~=s 13 '14. Nor'th Loc u:st :Fl:- 25 Ceur,,.~2!:house on the~S:quare 221 N. :Elm Street 47'20/._,~ 2 9 ,'0 7/8 2 DESIGNATION NUMBER H-,26 H ,~2:7 ,8/02/83 H-28 H~29 DATE L 9/2i/82 ~, 1555 Lindsey-- 703 Bolivar 619 Grove Oid Warehouse at i:lse southeast corner of Bell and Hickory ½-30 t I 15/83 Old Diesel Piant at; the southwest. corner of Bei! and Hickory H,33 1/15/85 2 ! 7 East Oak Street H,,35 6/10/88 805 Bolivar H-36: 5/06/8'7 9,28 West Hickory H-37 9/20/88 I 18,..120 Nor~,h Locust 91 ~001 87 2,,;,,¢91 30,5 Mounts Street 'lhere is no 92-O01 92-002 I 3/02/93 9!5, W. Oak Street 93-O01 J 6/15,¢93 120 W', Oak Street :93~OO2 11/16/93 200 W. !"ti;ckow Street 94,001 12/06/94 1 035 W., Oak; St:tee!: 94-O02 t ._,,,'~©~ u¢4. 1004 W, ~ Oak Street. 94.,,,003 12/06/94 10, t8 W. Oak Street 95-001 i 2/19/95 15 i: 3 N LocLIst 98-001 3/17/98 8! 5 N., Locust 98-002 3/~ 7/98 82 ! N, Locust: DESIGNATION' DESIGNATION ADDRESS OF DESIGNATED }~MBER DATE PROPERTY 99,~,31 5 9-7-99 !00 N(~rth Locus~ 99-314 9~7~99 610 Oaklar'~d St., 99.,,3i 3 9-7-99 42'~ E. ~ickory 99-3i 6 9-7-99 520 N, AuStin