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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 210
CREATING A HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Section 1 - The purpose of this Ordinance is to preserve Historic sites
and structures for the education and general welfare of the City.
Section 2 - Lists definitions pertinent to the Ordinance.
Section 3 - Establishes a Heritage Preservation Commission.
Section 4 - Outlines criteria for designation of Heritage Preservation
sites and the means by which the Commission may recommend properties for
preservation.
Section S - Lists powers and duties of the Commission.
Section 6 - Provides for a review of a permit application for each item
designated a Heritage Preservation site that is to be removed, altered,
repaired or destroyed.
Section 7 - Provides for designation of a depository for all Documents of
the Commission.
Section 8 - Provides for recording among Hennepin County land records
evidence of the designation of each property designated as a Heritage
Preservation site.
A copy of the entire Ordinance may be obtained at City Hall.
Adopted by the Council of the City of Medina this
1984.
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Clerk -Treasurer
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CITY OF MEDINA
ORDINANCE NO. (-72 / G7
AN ORDINANCE CREATING A HERITAGE PRESERVATION
COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF MEDINA
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDINA ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I:
The Code of Ordinances of the City of Medina is amended
by the addition of the following:
Heritage Preservation Ordinance
Section 1. Declaration of Public Policy and Purpose.
The Medina City Council hereby declares as a matter of
public policy that the preservation, protection, perpetuation
and use of areas, places, buildings, structures, and other
objects having special historical or architectural or archae-
ological interest or value is a public necessity, and is
required in the interest of the general health, safety,
welfare and prosperity of the people of the City of Medina.
The purpose of this ordinance is to safeguard the heritage
of the City of Medina by preserving sites and structures
which reflect elements of the city's cultural, social,
economic, political, visual or architectual history; protect
and enhance the City of Medina's appeal to residents, visitors
and tourists, and serve as a support and stimulus to business
and industry; foster civic pride in the beauty and notable
accomplishments of the past; and promote the preservation
and continued use of historic sites and structures for the
education and general welfare of the people of the City of
Medina.
Section 2. Definitions.
As used in Section 1-8 of this Ordinance, the terms
defined in this Section have the meanings given to them.
A. "Commission" shall mean the Medina Heritage Preservation
Commission.
B. "Heritage Preservation Site" shall mean any area,
place, building, structure, land, district, building
interior, or other object which has been duly
designated a Heritage Preservation Site pursuant to
Section 4 of this ordinance.
Section 3. Heritage Preservation Commission Established.
A. There is hereby created and established a City of
Medina Heritgage Preservation Commission, which
shall consist of the Mayor, members of the City
Council, and two addition members. The two additional
members shall be nominated by the Mayor and approved
by the City Council and shall include a registered
professional architect and, if available, a member
of the Hennepin County Historical Society.
B. The Mayor and the members of the City Council
shall serve on the Commission which are co -extensive
with their terms as Mayor or as a member of the City
Council. The other members shall serve terms of
three years. Members shall serve without compensation
and continue to hold office until their successors
have been appointed and qualified.
C. The Commission when formed shall elect from its members
such officers as it may deem necessary. The Commission
shall have the power to designate and appoint from its
members various committees with such powers and duties
as may be delegated by the Commission. The Commission
shall make such rules and regulations as it may deem
advisable and necessary for the conduct of its affairs,
where for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this
ordinance, are not inconsistent with the laws of the City
of Medina and the State of Minnesota. The Commission
shall make an annual report, describing its activities
and plans.
D. To accomplish the intent and purpose of this ordinance
the City of Medina shall provide the Commission with
adequate staff support.
Section 4. Designation of Heritage Preservation Sites
A. The Commission may prepare or caused to be prepared such
studies or surveys of sites within the City of Medina
as it may deem necessary to perform its duties under this
ordinance. Based upon such studies or surveys or such
additional information as may come to its attention from
time to time, the Commission may recommend to the City
Council that certain areas, places, buildings, structures,
lands, districts, or other objects be designated as
Heritage Preservation Sites.
B. With regard to the designation of a Heritage Preservation
Site, the Commission shall consider the following criteria
in making a recommendation to the City Council:
(1) Its character, interest or value as part of the
development, heritage or cultural characteristics of the
City of Medina, State of Minnesota, or the United States.
(2) Its location as a site, or contributing element in
proximity to a site, of a significant historical event
or process.
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(3) Its embodiment of distinguishing characteristics
of an architectural style, period, form, or treatment.
(4) Its identification with a person or persons who
significantly contributed to the culture or development
of the City of Medina.
(5) Its embodiment of elements of architectural design,
detail, materials, or craftmanship which represent a
distinctive architectural innovation.
(6) Its unique location or singular physical characteristics
representing an established and familar aspects of a
view, vista, site, area, district in the City of Medina.
C. The Commission shall advise the City Planning Commission of
the proposed designation of a Heritage Preservation Site, including
the boundaries thereof and a program for the preservation, restoration,
or rehabilitation of the Site. The City Planning Commission shall
review the proposed designation with respect to the compatibility of
the designation to the comprehensive plan of the City of Medina and
render its opinion as to the effect of the proposed designation
upon the surrounding neighborhood, and any other planning consideration
which may be relevant to the proposed designation. The Planning
Commission's recommendation shall become part of the official record
concerning the proposed designation and shall be submitted by the
Heritage Preservation Commission along with its own recommendation
concerning the proposed designation to the City Council. The
Heritage Preservation Commission may make such modifications, changes,
and alterations concerning the proposed designation as it deems
advisable in consideration of the recommendation of the City Planning
Commission.
D. Notification regarding any Heritage Preservation Site
recommended for designation by the Commission shall be forwarded
to the Minnesota Historical Society for its review prior to being
sent to the City Council.
E. The City Council, upon the request of the Commission,
may by resolution designate a Heritage Preservation Site. Prior
to such designation the City Council shall hold a public hearing,
notice of which shall have been published in a newspaper of general
circulation at least 20 days prior to the date of the hearing.
Notice of the hearing shall also be sent by mail to the owners of
all property which is proposed to be designated a Heritage Preser-
vation Site and to all property owners within 300 feet of the
boundary of the area to be designated a Heritage Preservation Site.
F. The Commission may recommend to the City Council, that
certain property proposed for designation as a Heritage Preservation
Site be acquired by gift, purchase, or condemnation.
Section 5. Additional Powers and Duies of the Commission.
The Commission shall have the following powers and duties in
addition to those otherwise specified in this Chapter:
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A. The Commission shall conduct a continuing survey of all
areas, places, buildings, structures, or objects in the City of
Medina which the Commission, on the basis of information available
or presented to it, has reason to believe are significant to the
cultural, social, economic, political or architectural history of
Medina.
B. The Commission shall conduct general preservation planning
to determine needed and desirable improvements to older buildings
throughout Medina, and may act as a resource and in an advisory
capacity to owners of historically or architecturally signficant
sites regarding their preservation, restoration or rehabilitation.
C. The Commission shall work for the continuing education of
the citizens of the City of Medina with respect to the civic and
architectural heritage of the City. It shall keep current and
public a register of designated and proposed Heritage Preservation
Sites along with the plans and programs that pertain to them.
D. The Commission may accept the services, on a permanent or
part-time basis, of technical experts and such persons as may be
required to perform its duties subject to requirements of the City
Council.
E. The Commission shall have authority to accept gifts and
contributions to be made to the City and to assist the City Staff in
the preparation of applications for grant funds to be made by the
City for the purpose of Heritage Preservation.
F. The Commission shall on a continuing basis collect
and review all City Planning and Development records, documents,
studies,models, maps, plans and drawings to be entered into the Repository
of Historical Archives as a permanent record of City history
and development.
Section 6. Review of Permits.
A. No area, place, building, structure, land, district, or
other object which has been designated as a Heritage Preservation
Site by the City Council shall be destroyed, removed, altered,
renovated, repaired, moved, expanded, or otherwise changed in any
manner which is visible from the exterior without first obtaining
a permit for such work from the City Council. Requests for such a
permit shall be accompanied by detailed plans and drawings showing
the proposed changes. Prior to issuing such permit, the City Council
shall obtain the recommendations of the Commission and such members
of the City Staff or others as the Council may desire. The Council
shall have the power to approve a transfer of development rights from
the subject site to an adjacent property or one specified by the
Council, to grant variances from the provisions of the land use
regulations of the City of Medina, or to acquire the subject site
by gift, purchase, or condemnation. If the Council grants such
permit, it shall have the power to attach such conditions or
stipulations as it deems necessary to ensure compliance with this
ordinance.
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B. The Commission in its recommendations and the City Council
in its decisions regarding requests for permits required by this
section shall be guided by the following precepts:
(1) Every reasonable effort shall be made to provide a
compatible use for a property which requires minimal
alteration of the building, structure, or site and its
environment, or to use a property for its originally
intended purpose.
(2) The distinguishing original qualities or character of
a building, structure, or site and its environment shall
not be destroyed. The removal or alteration of any
historic material or distinctive architectural features
should be avoided or minimized.
(3) All buildings, structures, and sites shall be
recognized as products of their own time. Alterations that
have no historical basis or which seek to create artifically
the appearance of another time shall be discouraged.
(4) Changes which may have taken place in the course of
time are evidence of the history and development of a
building, structure, or site and its environment. These
changes may have acquired significance in their own right,
and this significance shall be recognized and respected.
(5) Distinctive stylistic features or examples of skilled
craftsmanship which characterize a building, structure,
or site shall be treated with sensitivity.
(6) Deteriorated architectural features shall be repaired
rather than replaced, wherever possible. In the event
replacement is necessary, the new material should match
the material being replaced in composition, design, color,
texture, and other visual qualities. Repair or replacement
of missing, architectural features should be based on
accurate duplications of features, substantiated by historic,
physical or pictorical evidence rather than on conjectural
designs or the availability of different architectural
elements from other buildings or structures.
(7) The surface cleaning of structures shall be undertaken
with the gentlest means possible. Sandblasting and other
cleaning methods that will damage the historic building
materials shall not be undertaken.
(8) Every reasonable effort shall be made to protect and
preserve archeological resources affected by, or adjacent
to any project.
(9) Contemporary design for alterations and additions to
existing properties shall not be discouraged when such
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alterations and additions do not destroy significant
historical architectural or cultural material, and when
such design is compatible with the size, scale, color,
material, and character of the property, neighborhood,
or environment.
(10) Wherever possible, new additions or alterations to
structures shall be done in a manner such that if such
additions or alterations were to be removed in the future,
the essential form and integrity of the structure would be
unimpaired.
Section 7. Repository for_Documents.
The HPC shall designate an official repository for all studies,
reports, recommendations, and official documents of the Commission.
In addition, one copy of the plans and presentation program for
designated Heritage Preservation Sites shall be sent to the
repository.
Section 8. Recording of Designated Areas.
The Commission shall cause to be recorded among the land records
of Hennepin Court evidence of the designation as a Heritgage
Preservation Site for each property so designated.
SECTION II:
This ordinance becomes effective upon its adoption and
publication.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Medina this 3
day of , 1984.
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Donna Roehl, Clerk
Published in the Crow River News this
1984.
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