Two minor corrections, added below. Benjamin H Fryer wrote:
>Several Misconceptions seem to keep occuring here. > >1.) As I understand the new Hist.Dist. all blighted properties, vacant lots, >and properties that were not built within the time-line of the history will be >immune from the Hist. Dist. There are plenty of those available for developers >to turn into modern condo full footprint monstrosities that take up the entire >property- and there is and will be nothing a hist.dist. can do to prevent that. > Building constructed outside of the designation's time-line-- designated "non-contributing"-- would be subject to PHC review, but the PHC would be considerably less strict on such buildings. In the answers to the questions presented at the public meeting, the PHC stated that: "When the Historical Commission reviews changes to a non-contributing property, it's to regulate how those changes affect the overall streetscape and environment of the district. Will the changes affect the overall size, scale and materials that make up the district? Although a property may be non-contributing, changes to it may adversely affect the neighborhood." In a related question, about a house built in 1962, the PHC said: "The Historical Commission looks at buildings as a reflection of the time in which they are built, whether its 1762, 1862 or 1962. Many of the houses in the Society Hill Historic District are contemporary and the Commission has approved changes that reflect their contemporary architecture." In short, non-contributing homes _would_ be under the PHC's jurisdiction, but different standards would be applied. >2.) Destruction of things like sidewalks will not be covered- they simply need >to be fixed- whether with cement or new slate- so a Hist.Dist. wouldn't help, >nor would additional zoning. > For what it's worth, the Public Meeting questions didn't ask about sidewalk _repairs_. Someone did ask about tearing up a sidewalk and make a new front garden, which would be under the PHC's purview. The Qs and As are available at http://www.briansiano.com/sprucehill/QuestionsAndReplies.htm. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
