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Item # 3. • City of Elk -� River MEMORANDUM TO: Housing & Redevelopment Authority Planning Commission River's Edge Downtown Business Association FROM: Catherine Mehelich, Director of Economic Development DATE: May 8, 2001 SUBJECT: Historic Significance Assessment Criteria The City of Elk River Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC) completed a general assessment of historic significance of the properties in the Project Area using the following standards of a Heritage Preservation Site Overlay Zoning District outlined in the Elk River City Code: • Statement of Purpose: The purpose of the Heritage Preservation Site Overlay Zoning District are to: (1) Safeguard the heritage of the City by preserving sites and structures which reflect elements of the City's cultural, social, economic,political,visual, or architectural history; (2) Promote the preservation and continued use of historic sites and structures for the education and general welfare of the people of the City;and (3) Foster civic price in the beauty and notable accomplishments of the past. Standards: The Heritage Preservation Commission shall recommend to the Planning Commission that an area,building district, or object be rezoned to the Heritage Preservation Site Overlay Zoning District upon determining that such site meets one or more of the following criteria: 1. It has character,interest, or value as part of the development,heritage or cultural characteristics of the City of Elk River, State of Minnesota, or the United States; 2. Its location is the site of a significant historic event; 3. It has yielded, or is likely to yield,information important in pre-history or history; 4. It is associated with a person or persons who significantly contributed to the culture and development of the City;