HomeMy WebLinkAbout5697-05.15.2023Prepared by LeAnn M. Even, Deputy City Clerk, City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry Street,
Waterloo, IA 50703, (319) 291-4323.
ORDINANCE NO. 5697
AN ORDINANCE TO DESIGNATE 415 WALNUT STREET AS
A LOCALLY DESIGNATED LANDMARK.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, as
follows:
WHEREAS, Chapter 9, Historic Preservation Commission, of Title 2, Boards and
Commissions, and Chapter 8, Historic Preservation, of Title 9, Building Regulations, all in the
current Code of Ordinances in the City of Waterloo, Iowa, established the following:
9-8-1: Purpose and Intent:
(a) Protect, enhance, and perpetuate those buildings, sites, and districts that
represent or reflect special elements of the city's cultural, social,
economic, and architectural history;
(b) Safeguard the city's historic, aesthetic, and cultural heritage as embodied
and reflected in such buildings, sites, and districts;
(c) Strengthen the city's economy by encouraging the stabilization,
improvement, preservation, or rehabilitation of designated properties,
districts or sites;
(d) Protect and enhance the city's historic, cultural, and architectural heritage
for tourists and visitors and thereby support and stimulate business and
industry;
(e) Promote the use of historic buildings, sites and districts for the education,
pleasure, and general welfare of the people of the city;
(f) Promote attention to sound design principles in areas of new development
and redevelopment, and raise the level of community understanding and
expectation for quality in the built environment; and
WHEREAS, Heartland Habitat for Humanity has requested the property at 415 Walnut
Street be declared a Historic Landmark; and
WHEREAS, per 9-8-6 (D)(2) Procedure: A public hearing was held on May 15, 2023 and
notice was given to each owner of record of the nominated historic landmark; and
WHEREAS, the Historic Preservation Commission recommended approval of the
nomination with a vote of 7-0 at their March 21, 2023 meeting, and the Planning, Programming
and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the nomination at their April
11, 2023 meeting.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WATERLOO, IOWA, that the request of Heartland Habitat for Humanity to have the property
located at 415 Walnut Street declared as a Historical Landmark, be hereby approved.
INTRODUCED: May 15, 2023
PASSED 1ST CONSIDERATION: May 15, 2023
PASSED 2ND CONSIDERATION: May 15, 2023
PASSED 3RD CONSIDERATION: May 15, 2023
Ordinance No. 5697
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, on the 15th day of
May 2023.
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Quentin Hart, Mayor
Kelley Felchle
Kelley Felchle, City Clerk
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