ORDINANCE NO. 7894
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING AS A LANDMARK ON THE LAWRENCE REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES: ZINN-BURROUGHS HOUSE, LOCATED AT 1927 LEARNARD AVENUE
WHEREAS, after notice and hearing by the Lawrence Historic Resources Commission, the said Historic Resources Commission 22-404.3 SAME; PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE CITY COMMISSION.
(A) The City Commission shall consider the application at a public hearing. The public hearing may be during a regularly scheduled meeting. If the application concerns the designation of an historic district, the City Commission shall not consider the application until the period for the filing of written consents and protests has lapsed. Prior to that hearing, the City Commission shall be provided with the record of the proceedings before the Commission. The City Commission may approve an ordinance designating a nominated site, structure or object as a landmark, or designating an area as an historic district in accordance with the findings of the Commission. The City Commission may also authorize submittal of an application to nominate the proposed landmark or historic district for listing on the State or National Registers of Historic Places.
(B) The Commission may recommend and the City Commission may designate a landmark or historic district which includes a portion of the structures and/or properties under consideration and described in any notice.
(C) The Commission may recommend and the City Commission may amend or rescind designation of a landmark or historic district in the same manner and procedure as is followed in a designation of a landmark or historic district.
(D) In the case of a denial of nomination, subsequent nomination attempts shall not occur within three years or without a change of ownership of the property, whichever occurs first. A subsequent nomination of an historic district may not be made within a year (365 days) unless there has been a substantial reconfiguration of the proposed nominated district. (Ord. 5950, Sec. 1)
has recommended by Resolution No. 2005-01 that the tract of land hereinafter described be approved for designation as a Landmark on the Lawrence Register of Historic Places; and,
WHEREAS, the Historic Resources Commission has submitted a report to the City Commission containing the findings of the Historic Resources Commission as provided by Section 22-404.2 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, with regard to this tract of land; and,
WHEREAS, the governing body, after holding a public hearing on the above referenced property, approved the recommendation of the Lawrence Historic Resources Commission;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:
SECTION I. That the following described real estate, together with the building thereon, situated within the City of Lawrence, Kansas, to-wit:
“ZINN-BURROUGHS HOUSE,” LOCATED AT 1927 LEARNARD AVENUE, THE EAST HALF OF TRACT 2 IN SPALDING’S SUBDIVISION, LESS A TRACT 35 FEET NORTH & SOUTH BY 118 FEET EAST & WEST IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF LAWRENCE, KANSAS DOUGLAS COUNTY
be and the same is hereby designated as an Historic Landmark on the Lawrence Register of Historic Places as such designation is defined and prescribed in Chapter 22 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas.
SECTION II. That the Lawrence Register of Historic Places and the map of Landmarks and Historic Districts, incorporated by reference in and by Chapter 22, Section 22-401, of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, are hereby amended by showing and reflecting thereon the Landmark designation for the above described tract, and the report of the Historic Resources Commission to the City Commission containing the Historic Resource Commission’s findings with regard to the above described property.
SECTION III. The types of construction, alteration, demolition, or removal other than those requiring a building or demolition permit, which cannot be undertaken without obtaining a Certificate of Appropriateness are as follows:
Any work undertaken which would alter the exterior of the building shall require a certificate of appropriateness. Regular maintenance, including such items as painting previously painted surfaces, glazing, repair of glass, caulking, etc., do not require the issuance of a certificate of appropriateness.
SECTION IV. In considering an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness, and in reviewing and commenting on matters before other bodies concerning the tract described above, the Historic Resources Commission shall consider the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, published in 1990, and any future amendments, in addition to any criteria specified by Chapter 22 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas.
SECTION V. In considering an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness or a Certified Government Review, and in reviewing and commenting on matters before other bodies concerning properties located within 250 feet of tract described herein, the Historic Resources Commission shall consider the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation, published in 1990, and any future amendments, the Standards and Guidelines for evaluating the Effect of Project on Environs, 1998 Edition, and any future amendments, in addition to any criteria specified by Chapter 22 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, and the adopted guidelines for environs delineation for the above-described tract.
SECTION IV. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, the ______ day of _____________, 2005.
APPROVED:
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DENNIS HIGHBERGER, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Frank S. Reeb, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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David L. Corliss Date
Asst. City Manager/Director of Legal Services