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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Historic Preservation Commission
DATE: February 16, 2021
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance Approving a Text Amendment to the Historic Districts and Landmarks Guidelines to modify certain portions being B.2.6 Existing Garages, Carriage Houses and Outbuildings; B. 2.7 Gutters and Downspouts; B.2.14 Satellite Dishes, Antennas, and Solar Panels; B.2.18 Windows; B.2.19 Wood Siding; B.3.3 New Garages and Outbuildings; B.4.1 Fences and Walls; and B.4.5 Parking (City of Aurora - 21-0024/ KDWK-21.005-TXT/HP- JM)
PURPOSE:
Attached is an ordinance amending certain sections of the Historic Districts and Landmarks Guidelines. The proposed amendments are meant to clarify areas of the Guidelines where there is ambiguity or interpretation needed of the official document and to allow for the introduction of new materials where appropriate.
BACKGROUND:
The Aurora Preservation Commission was established by the City Council in 1979 to preserve properties that reflect Aurora's historical, cultural, artistic, social, and ethnic heritage. In October of 1982, the City Council approved the first Historic Districts and Landmarks Guidelines to provide rehabilitation and restoration guidelines for properties within the then locally designated historic district(s) (R82-1043). Those guidelines have been updated from time to time with the latest revision being approved by City Council in 2012 (R12-236).
The proposed amendments are meant to clarify areas of the Guidelines where there is ambiguity or interpretation needed of this official document. The clarifications are based on the review of previous Historic Certificate of Appropriateness to officially incorporate what had been standard procedures in approvals and to codify the variations that the Preservation Commission routinely gave. In addition, the amendments update the Guidelines to follow standard practices in the preservation field by allowing for the inclusion of materials that have been introd...
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