Historic Preservation Design Guideline Update
Overview: The Phoenix Historic Preservation Office is set to complete a comprehensive overhaul of the city's General Design Guidelines for Historic Properties and its Historic Homes of Phoenix book in 2012.
This project will consolidate the two existing documents into a single set of illustrated design guidelines. The new user-friendly document will guide decision making for historically designated properties in Phoenix, providing property owners with straightforward information on how best to maintain the character of historic properties, and to sensitively modify and expand properties to meet modern needs. The new guide will also address issues such as energy efficiency, historic landscapes, signage and Post World War II construction more fully. The final report will provide both general design guidelines for historic properties as well as more specific design guidelines for each of the city's 35 residential historic districts. The Historic Preservation Office uses design guidelines to evaluate proposed projects in the historic preservation permit review process.
Schedule: We anticipate posting a draft of the updated design guidelines on the web in Spring 2012 for public comment. The city will hold at least two public meetings on the draft design guidelines prior to their slated adoption by the Historic Preservation Commission in Summer 2012.
Windows: Due to concerns over how to address window repair and replacement issues for historic properties, the Historic Preservation Office has taken on updating design guidelines for windows as the first step in its overhaul of the city's design guidelines for historic properties. The Historic Preservation Office has established a separate webpage for information on windows.
Contact: For additional information, contact Kevin Weight, project manager, at 602-495-7610 or email us at historic@phoenix.gov.
Historic Streetscape Study
The city of Phoenix and the State Historic Preservation Office recently completed a study of historic streetscapes in Phoenix. The purpose of this study was to create a framework for identifying and preserving significant historic streetscapes located within the city of Phoenix. "Streetscape" consists largely of streets, adjacent right-of-way and abutting land uses. This project resulted in two separate publications: The Phoenix StreetscapeConservation Guide and The Phoenix Streetscape Conservation Report.
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