Salt Lake City Historic Preservation Plan€¦ · Plan Objectives • Define a city-wide vision for historic preservation. • Establish a set of historic preservation goals to work

Salt Lake CityHistoric Preservation Plan

Public Workshop September 17, 2008

Workshop Agenda

• Presentation and Q&A – Plan Objectives, Process, and Timeline

– Existing Conditions– Key Issues

– Draft Vision and Goals

• Small Group Exercise– Comment on Draft Vision and Goals

• Open House– Review and Comment on “Key Issues”

Plan Objectives, Process, and Timeline

Plan Objectives

• Define a city-wide vision for historic preservation.

• Establish a set of historic preservation goals to work with other city master plan goals and land use tools.

• Review and make recommendations on district boundaries, future surveys, and regulatory changes.

• Set an implementation “Action Plan” with clear priorities.

Who Is Involved?• You!• Elected and Appointed Officials• City Staff• Citizen Advisory Committee• Residents and Property Owners• Historic Preservation Stakeholders

– State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)– Neighborhood groups and non-profits– Local builders and developers– Others with an interest in preservation

The Planning Process

1. Existing Conditions and Key Issues

2. Vision and Goals

3. Implementation Strategies

4. Draft Plan

5. Adopt the Plan

Completed

In Process

September 2008- November 2008

September 2008- December 2008

Late 2008 / Early 2009

Historic Preservation In The City Today

Where Are We In The Process?


2. Vision and Goals


4. Draft Plan

5. Adopt the Plan

Completed

In Process




Historic Preservation in the City

today.

Historic Preservation…

• Maintains/retains sites and buildings that represent the city’s past.

• Strategically preserves a range of historic resources.

• Identifies and protects significant architecture.

• Guides creative projects that merge old with the new:– Integrate

– Adaptive reuse

Benefits of Historic Preservation• Community

– Unique sense of place

– Community character and history

• Environmental / Sustainability– Reduced waste

(demo/construction)

– Reuse (land, materials)

• Economic– Increased property values

– Tourism

• Other

BEFORE

AFTER

Preservation in the City: A Background

• 1953: Utah passes its Historic District Act

• 1966: National Historic Preservation Act

• 1976: SLC adopts preservation ordinance

• 1979: SLC adopts preservation guidelines

• Utah was an early supporter of preserving historic resources.

• Salt Lake City’s program was one of the first in the country.

How Are Resources Protected in the City?

1. Identify

2. Nominate

3. Designate

4. Administer

1. Identify

Surveys• Salt Lake City

has completed 24 surveys since the program began, and more are underway.

• Keeping surveys up-to-date is important.

2. Nominate

• A person, group, or city initiates nomination.– Local

– National

• Properties evaluated against criteria.

• What type of resources are nominated?– Individual sites– Specific areas or

districts– Collections of sites

that have something on common (but may not be in same area)

3. Designate

• Local Designation– Historic Overlay District (H)

– Both districts and individual landmarks– HLC review and evaluates additions, new

construction, and demolitions

– Design Guidelines

• National Designation– Triggers eligibility for state and federal tax incentives

What Areas Have Been Designated?Local Historic Districts

Local Districts (6)1. South Temple (1976)2. Avenues (1978)

3. Exchange Place (1978)

4. Capitol Hill (1984)

5. Central City (1991)

6. University (1991)

National Historic Districts

• National Register Districts (8)– Avenues Extension (1980)– City Creek (1980)

– Westside Warehouse (1982)

– Gilmer Park (1996)

– Eastside (1996)• Bryant (2000)• Bennion-Douglas (2002)

– Highland Park (1998)

– Northwest (2001)

– Capitol Hill Extension (2002)

Landmarks

• Local Landmark Sites– City has over 160

Landmark Sites– Properties protected by City

Historic Preservation Overlay District or Design Guidelines

– May or may not also be listed on National Register

• National Register (only)– City has numerous

properties on National Register

– Properties not covered by City Historic Preservation Overlay District or Design Guidelines

4. Administer

• Who administers the preservation program? – Planning Division Staff– Historic Landmark Commission– Planning Commission– City Council– Other Stakeholders

• What are the preservation tools and incentives? – Historic District– Historic Design Guidelines– Tax Incentives (State and Federal)– Revolving Loan Fund (Utah Heritage Foundation)

Recent Awards Won/SpecialRecognitions Received

• Named a “Preserve America” Community, 2007

• South Temple listed as one of America’s “10 Great Streets” by the APA, 2007

• First Security Bank - National Preservation Honor Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2006

Key Issues



2. Vision and Goals


4. Draft Plan

5. Adopt the Plan

Completed

In Process



Sources:• Stakeholder

Interviews• Staff• Elected Officials• August 2007

Workshop• Surveys


Key Issues

Three Categories:• Planning and Outreach

• Historic Resource Inventories and Surveys• Regulations and Incentives

Planning and Outreach

Objective: Establish Long-Term Vision and Strategy for Preservation Planning

Key Issues:• Need Preservation Vision and Goals• No Long-Term Strategy for Preservation


Objective: Improve Coordination Between Historic Preservation and Other City Plans, Policies, and Regulations

Key Issues:• City Plans are Inconsistent • Departments Not Well-Coordinated • Zoning Patterns Conflict with Historic Preservation

Objectives • No Clear Definition of How Preservation Relates to

Other City Activities


Objective: Expand Education and Outreach

Key Issues:• Limited Education and Outreach

• No Long-Term Strategy for Preservation

Historic Resource Inventories and Surveys

Objective: Develop a Strategy for Future Historic Resource Surveys and Inventories

Key Issues:• Survey Update Strategy• Additional Survey Priorities


Objective: Improve the Understanding of Salt Lake City’s Historic Context

Key Issues:• Make History Accessible and

Meaningful

• Define and Appropriate Scope for Context Information


Objective: Broaden the Focus of Historic Preservation

Key Issues:• Thematic Resources• Identifying New Resources From The

Recent Past

Regulations and Incentives

Objective: Adopt a Wider Range of Preservation Tools

Key Issue:• New Preservation Tools


Objective: Address Concerns with the Demolition Provisions of the Ordinance

Key Issue:• Demolition and Economic Hardship


Objective: Evaluate Program Administration and Staffing Needs

Key Issues:• Program User-Friendliness• Staffing

• Project Review Consistency


Objective: Consider a Wider Range of Incentives to Achieve Preservation Objectives

Key Issues:• Tax Incentives

• Revolving Loan Program

Draft Vision and Goals



2. Vision and Goals


4. Draft Plan

5. Adopt the Plan

Completed

In Process



TODAY!Let us know what

you think about the vision and

goals for preservation in

SLC.Late 2008 / Early 2009

Vision

Five-part Vision1. Foster a Unified City Commitment to Preservation.2. Adopt a Broad Range of Preservation Tools to Recognize

and Protect a Diversity of Resources.

3. Administer a Clear, Convenient, and Consistent Historic Preservation Program.

4. Increase Community Pride and Awareness of Historic Preservation.

5. Support a Sustainable City.

Goal statements for each part of the vision

Small Group Exercise

Small Group Exercise

• Work in small groups to complete the worksheet

• Copies of the complete Vision and Goals document is available if desired

• Feel free to:– Change wording

– Suggest new topics or ideas

Open House

• View the “Key Issues” that were identified earlier in the process

• Comment on the issues listed or add new ideas to the list

Stay Involved!• View materials and announcements of upcoming events

for this plan at: www.slcgov.com

Documents

Salt Lake City Historic Preservation Plan€¦ · Plan Objectives • Define a city-wide vision for historic preservation. • Establish a set of historic preservation goals to work