Title
Ordinance No. 23-05 to repeal and recreate Chapter 58 relating to Historic Preservation and to amend Chapter 114 relating to Zoning, of the Municiipal Code of the City of Racine.
Recommendation: That the ordinance be adopted.
Body
To repeal and recreate Chapter 58 relating to Historic Preservation and to amend Chapter 114 relating to Zoning, of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin.
The Common Council of the City of Racine do ordain as follows:
Part 1:
Chapter 58 of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine is hereby repealed and recreated to read as follows:
“ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
Sec. 58-1. Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings given to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Commission means the landmarks preservation commission created under article II of this chapter.
Historic district means a geographic area designated by this chapter which contains one or more landmarks or landmark sites and the abutting properties to which improvements affect the appearance and preservation of the landmark sites.
Improvement means any building, structure, work of art or nature or other object constituting an addition to the real estate.
Landmark means any improvement which has a special character or historic or cultural interest or value in the development and heritage of the city and has been designated by the common council as a landmark.
Landmark site means any parcel of land of historic significance due to the presence of a landmark located thereon, or within the immediate vicinity thereof, the location of a historic event or property which provides a view of a landmark and has been designated by the common council as a landmark site.
Sec. 58-2. Purpose and intent.
Whereas, historical, architectural, archaeological and cultural heritage are among our most important assets, it is hereby declared to be the purpose of th...
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