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Historic Preservation Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />May 17, 2010 <br />Page 5 of 6 <br /> <br /> <br />Russ stated if the HPC wants to clarify this it would require the normal public <br />hearing process in front of both the Planning Commission and the City Council. <br /> <br />Stewart noted the way a street facing façade is addressed is paramount to this <br />conversation. The façades of the buildings in the commercial downtown are far <br />more important to the character of downtown than the parts of the buildings are <br />not visible from the street. <br /> <br />Muckle asked if the Planning Staff could get an interpretation from the City <br />Attorney on how the language should be interpreted. <br /> <br />Koertje stated his support for amending the ordinance to clarify the language. He <br />asked if draft language could be presented at the June meeting for the <br />Commission to review. <br /> <br />Update/Discussion/Action – List of Contributing Resources Downtown <br /> <br />Stewart stated the DDG specifically refer to “contributing” and “noncontributing” <br />buildings and in the DDG those categories of buildings are expected to meet <br />different development criteria based on those classifications. He stated the City <br />needs a clear list of what is contributing and what is not to better apply the design <br />guidelines. <br /> <br />Stewart added the City Attorney’s interpretation is if a building is to be classified <br />as contributing and therefore be held to a higher standard in the DDG, then there <br />needs to be a public hearing process creating the list of what is contributing <br />informs owners of the process and the implications. <br /> <br />Koertje asked who would make the classifications, the HPC? <br /> <br />Stewart stated is the real question and added perhaps the building surveys done <br />in 2000 could be used as the basis. <br /> <br />Muckle noted the 2000 survey is not comprehensive and did not survey all of the <br />commercial buildings. She added the issue is also “contributing to what?” <br />Normally buildings contribute to a district, which is not the case in downtown. <br />Also, she noted errors have been found in the surveys and can make them <br />difficult to use. <br /> <br />Russ stated in the short-term the surveys can provide some baseline information. <br /> <br />Koertje asked if this topic could be explored further at the June meeting. <br /> <br />Committee Reports – Design Assistance <br /> <br /> <br />