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ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PROPERTIES INCLUDED IN THE BATESVILLE COMMERCIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. WHEREAS, it is the duty of the Batesville Downtown Historic District Commission to safeguard the city's historic, aesthetic, and cultural heritage, as embodied and reflected in such areas; and WHEREAS, the Historic District Commission has the power to recommend to the City Council the adoption of ordinances designating areas as having special historic community or architectural value as "Historic District" and add these historic districts to the provisions of this ordinances; and, WHEREAS, the original boundary of the Batesville Downtown Historic District conformed to the boundary of the National Register for said district, as per state law; and WHEREAS, the boundary of said National Register has recently expanded, therefore the Historic District Commission is recommending to the city that the Historic District be expanded in order to conform with said Register with the exception of property on the southeast side of College on the northeast half of Block 35 (the old bank building on the corner of College and Broad); and, WHEREAS, the City wishes the Historic District Commission's boundary to remain in conformity with the National Register boundary with the exception of the property on the southeast side of College. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: That Ordinance No. 2009-4-2, Sec 2., Titled "Batesville downtown commercial Historic District", and Codified as 7.60.02 is hereby amended as follows: The Historic District shall consist of that area of the city shown on Exhibit 1, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. The downtown commercial Historic District in Batesville, Arkansas is described as follows: All properties facing Main and Central in Block 13; all properties facing Main in Block 14; all of Block 15; all properties facing Main in Blocks 16,17,18,19, 20, and Block 21; more specifically the following parcels in the Old Town addition: Block 13, Lots 5-10; Block 14, Lots 1-5; Block 15, Lots 1-10; Block 16, Lots 6-10; Block 17, Lots 5-8; Block 18, Lots 1-4; Block 19, Lots 1-5; Block 20, Lots 6-10; and Block 21, Lots 5-8.