§ 58.401. Purpose of the District.  


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  • The purpose of the HP Overlay district is to promote the educational, cultural, and economic welfare of the City by preserving and protecting historic structures, sites, monuments, streets, areas and neighborhoods which serve as visible reminders of the history and cultural heritage of the City, state or nation. Furthermore, it is the purpose of this district to strengthen the economy of the City by stabilizing and improving property values in historic areas, and to encourage new construction and development that will be harmonious with existing historic structures and areas.

    It is further intended that the HP Overlay district shall operate in conjunction with any other zoning district in which land may be classified, and that such lands may be used as permitted by such other districts except as may be qualified by the requirements of the HP Overlay district as set forth below.

(Ord. of 9-16-1991, Doc. #25094; Ord. of 5-20-1996, Doc. #29361)