Ordinance 07-15

Amends Chapter 8.20 of the Bloomington Municipal Code entitled “The List of Designated Historic Districts” in order to designate “2102 West Vernal Pike” as a historic district and rate it a “notable” structure. Petitioners sought these actions and, after a public hearing on July 12, 2007, the Historic Preservation Commission recommended them to the Common Council based upon certain historic and architectural criteria set forth in Title 8 (Historic Preservation and Protection). Endangered by encroachment of modern commercial development, this Queen Anne style farmhouse is the best example of its kind on the west side of town and is important in its integrity of setting as well as the architecture of the house. The survival of a fieldstone wall surrounding the house enhances the site’s historic significance and, is identified as an additional notable resource. Once this ordinance has been adopted, the property would be regulated by the requirements that apply to all historic and architecturally worthy districts so designated by the Common Council. These regulations preserve and protect the property from demolition and include the review of e