Planning and Zoning Meeting
<br />August 3, 2004
<br />Page 3
<br />7. Public Hearing to consider the petition of the Historic Preservation
<br />Commission for a designation of Historic Overlay District No. 2 (HD)
<br />on parts of South Church, South Main, and 1St Street SW. The following
<br />described area will be known as the South Church, South Main, and 1St
<br />Street SW Historic District.
<br />Starting at the intersection of West Sherman Street and 1St Street SW,
<br />then south along 1St Street SW to Hearne Avenue, then east along
<br />Hearne Avenue to South Church Street, then north along South Church
<br />Street to Kaufman Street. This is the general description of the area
<br />with the following additions and exclusions.
<br />The following lots are west of 1St Street SW and shall be included in the
<br />area: City Block 137, Lots 6, 6A, 7, 8, 9,10,11 and 12; City Block 149,
<br />Lots 6, 7, 8, 9,10,11 and 12; City Block 156, Lots 7, 8, 9,10,11,12 and
<br />13.
<br />The following lots are east of South Church Street and shall be included
<br />in the area: City Block 181, Lots 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 9; City Block 140,
<br />Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 4A, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15; City Block 159,
<br />Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 15B, 16,17 and 18A.
<br />The following lots are north of Hearne Avenue and shall be excluded
<br />from the area: City Block 157, Lots 18, 19, 20 and 21; City Block 158 -
<br />A, Lot 3.
<br />The public hearing was declared open.
<br />Arvin Starrett, 629 Church Street, Historic Preservation Commission
<br />Chairman, spoke in favor of the petition stating that the Commissioners
<br />looked at this district long and hard and there were revisions over a
<br />period of time. A public hearing was held earlier this year and later a
<br />neighborhood meeting was held in order to answer questions or get
<br />input from citizens with regard to the district and then held the second
<br />formal public hearing with results which were forwarded to the
<br />Planning and Zoning Commission. The nine members and alternates
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