Ordinance 19-04

This ordinance amends Title 8 of the Bloomington Municipal Code (BMC) entitled "Historic Preservation and Protection" in order to designate "The Harvey-Nelson House - 1175 S. Smith Road" as a historic district. James and Sally Harvey sought this action and, after a public hearing on December 14, 2018, the Historic Preservation Commission ("Commission") recommended that the structures be designated historic with a rating as "Contributing" based upon certain historical and architectural criteria set forth in Chapter 8.08 of the BMC entitled "Historic Districts, Conservation Districts, and Standards." Historic designation of a property under Title 8 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.