Ordinance 1355-87 - Laserfiche WebLink

• • A. Aesthetics 1. To enhance the visual character of the city by encouraging the preservation of its unique and established architectural traditions; 2. To promote and enhance construction and maintenance practices that will tend to promote visual quality throughout the city; 3. To recognize environmental and aesthetic design as an integral part of the planning process. B. Economics 1. To strengthen the economy of the city by preserving and enhancing the city's attractions to residents, tourists, and visitors; 2. To facilitate the use of state and federal tax abatement programs which encourage the restoration, rehabilitation and reuse of historic structures; 3. To stabilize and improve property values. C. Education 1. To foster public awareness/appreciation of and civic pride in the city and the accomplishments of its past; 2. To promote the use of landmarks for the education, prosperity and general welfare of the people. D. Heritage 1. To identify objects, features and sites within the city that reflect special elements of the city's architectural, cultural, archaeological, aesthetic and historical heritage; 2. To safeguard the heritage of the city by providing for the protection and perpetuation of its landmarks; 3. To unify the community through reinforcing and imposing its historical identify. Section 2. SHORT TITLE: This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Historic Resource Ordinance of the City of Everett." Section 3. DEFINITIONS: The following words and terms when used in this ordinance shall mean as follows, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: A. A "building" is a structure constructed by human beings. This includes both residential and nonresidential buildings, main and accessory buildings. -2-