Ordinance 17-05

This ordinance amends Chapter 8.20 of the Bloomington Municipal Code entitled “The List of Designated Historic Districts” in order to designate “Nathan Silverstein House – 1033 S. Ballantine Road” as a historic district. Eric and Lee Sandweiss sought this action and after a public hearing on January 12, 2017, the Historic Preservation Commission (“Commission”) recommended that the structure be designated historic with a rating as “Contributing” based upon certain historical and architectural criteria set forth in Title 8 of the Bloomington Municipal Code entitled “Historic Preservation and Protection.” Historic designation of a property under Title 8 of the Bloomington Municipal Code provides for the Commission or staff to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness before conspicuous changes to the exterior of sites and structures may be made and, thereby, helps assure that the historic significance of properties is preserved.