#7 Refer to Plan Commission & schedule public hearing on ordinance establishing a Historic Overlay District (File Ord. #2011-489)Community Development Department Memorandum
Date: June 13, 2011
TO: Janesville City Council
FROM: Gale Price, Manager of Building & Development Services
SUBJECT: Introduce, refer to Plan Commission and schedule a public hearing on a
proposed ordinance establishing a Historic Overlay District on land located
in the vicinity of Downtown Janesville (File Ordinance No. 2011-489).
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The Community Development Department on behalf of the Janesville Historic
Commission has drafted an ordinance that if adopted would establish a Historic Overlay
District for a majority of the Downtown Janesville area. The proposed district would be
called the “Downtown Historic Overlay District”.
Establishment of an Overlay District requires adoption of the Overlay District Plan and
the associated ordinance for that plan (also on this agenda) in addition to the attached
ordinance.
The proposed Downtown Historic Overlay District would require that all building projects
that have an effect on the exterior of a building would require review and approval by
the Janesville Historic Commission.
The Community Development Department recommends that following the first reading
of Ordinance No. 2011-489, it be referred to the Plan Commission for review and
recommendation and then scheduled for public hearing on August 8, 2011.
cc: Eric Levitt
Jay Winzenz
ORDINANCE NO. 2011-489
An ordinance establishing an Historic Overlay District on land located within the vicinity
of Downtown Janesville.
WHEREAS, the zoning ordinance of the Code of General Ordinances allows the City
Council to consider creation of historic overlay districts; and
WHEREAS, the Historic Commission and the Plan Commission have recommended
that an historic overlay district be created within the vicinity of Downtown Janesville
which would recognize this area’s significant historical and architectural characteristics.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF JANESVILLE DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
The Downtown Historic Overlay District shall be established in an area as shown on the
attached Map 1.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption by the Common Council, the
public health, welfare, peace, tranquility, good order, public benefit, and police power so
requiring.
ADOPTED:
Motion by:
Second by:
APPROVED:
Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
Brunner
Dongarra-Adams
Eric J. Levitt, City Manager
Liebert
McDonald
ATTEST:
Rashkin
Steeber
Voskuil
Jean Ann Wulf, City Clerk-Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wald Klimczyk, City Attorney
Proposed by: Historic Commission/Downtown
Development Alliance
Prepared by: Community Development Department