Explanation
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish the Conservation Neighborhoods Pilot Project through the creation of a new Columbus City Code Chapter 3120 entitled 'Conservation Neighborhoods' in the Planning and Platting Code Section that will include a description of the purpose, administration, definitions, establishment of the Conservation Neighborhood Review Board, the process for designating such area, nominating procedures, standards of eligibility, eligibility determination, public hearings, standards, processes for certification, and staff review procedures.
Conservation Neighborhoods will identify an area(s) neighborhood(s) with a distinct contributing atmosphere or characteristic(s) and to enhance the existing significant built environment through conservation and design review to: Promote and conserve the unique, identifying, and contributing built environment and social attributes of the neighborhoods; Stabilize the property values of neighborhoods, business districts, and real property by respecting the culture, architecture, and context of their built environmental characteristics; Afford the current residents the opportunity to retain residency in the neighborhood; Enhance the character and diversity of neighborhoods by permitting ready clearance for certain alterations which are consistent with, and do not destroy, the unique built environmental characteristics; Foster civic pride in the beauty and distinctive character of the areas identified; Promote local design qualities and reduce streetscape conflicts by encouraging infill development that respects the context of the contributing built environmental characteristics; and, Increase the city's tax base through reinvestment in the neighborhoods.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To establish Conservation Neighborhoods in the City of Columbus via a new Columbus City Code Chapter 3120 within Title 31, the Planning and Pla...
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