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w ORDINANCE NO. 0 00 Q- L{-a AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE CHARACTER OF AND PROPERTIES WITHIN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT WHEREAS,the City of Batesville contains unique and valuable historic properties and neighborhoods worthy of preservation and protection; and WHEREAS,the establishment of historic districts is in furtherance of the public interest and welfare to preserve and protect said historic district and the buildings, structures and surroundings therein; and WHEREAS, it is hereby found and determined that certain areas and districts within the City have a special character or special historic or aesthetic interest or value and represent architectural products of distinct periods in the history of the City, and that said areas are in danger of having their distinctiveness destroyed without adequate consideration of the irreplaceable loss of the aesthetic, cultural and historic values • represented by such areas; therefore the preservation thereof is both feasible and desirable to the people of this City; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2007-11-2 creates the Batesville Historic District Commission to oversee the creation and operation of historic districts within the City of Batesville. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE,ARKANSAS: SECTION 1 —PURPOSE: It is hereby declared as a matter of public policy that the protection, enhancement,perpetuation, and use of such areas,improvements and districts of special character or special historic or aesthetic interest or value are public necessities and are required in the interest of the health,prosperity, safety and welfare of the people of this City. The purpose of this Ordinance is to: (a) effect and accomplish the protection, enhancement, and perpetuation of such areas and improvement of districts which represent or reflect elements of the City's cultural, social, economic,political, and architectural history; ® (b) safeguard the City's historic, aesthetic and cultural heritage, as embodied and reflected in such areas;