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4) Establish Design Criteria for the historic district that utilize existing tools for resolving <br />conflicts with ADA requirements and other related building code issues. Complete <br />inventory of residential properties in platted neighborhoods <br />5) Work with downtown and neighborhood stakeholders forming historical neighborhood <br />watch teams to inform HPC of changes to the district <br />6) Use all tools available to the city to first consider redevelopment of historical structures <br />ELK RIVER HISTORIC CONTEXT STUDY <br />The Historic Context Study recommends further study of five of the buildings on the West side <br />of Jackson St due to their significance as being part of the core of early twentieth-century <br />downtown Elk River. Future local designations, including a potential downtown commercial <br />historic district should be considered. New downtown development should be compatible with <br />the materials, style, placement, height, and pedestrian-oriented scale of the existing historic <br />buildings. <br />MAXFIELD STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS <br />(CONSISTENT WITH HPC RECOMMENDATIONS): <br />1) One of the Core CBD's greatest assets is the existing supply of older buildings, <br />particularly the Brick Block. Any new development in the CORE CDB should be <br />designed to fit-in and enhance the existing Downtown buildings character <br />2) Low interest loans/grants for facade to the other building improvements should be <br />considered. This program should be part of an overall program that would provide <br />design guidelines for streetscape improvements and a comprehensive vision for the visual <br />appearance of the downtown <br />3) Redevelopment projects in the Core CDB, the downtown should capitalize on its history <br />and promote this as a connection to the community. <br />4) Housing on Main Street between Morton and Lowell Avenues is lined with single family <br />homes, some having been converted to office uses. These home offices provide a nice <br />transition from the single family neighborhood to the west and the Core CDB, thus these <br />homes should be maintained. <br />5) Low interest loans, grants, and other programs can provide small business owners with <br />the ability to reinvest in their buildings to enhance the visual attractiveness of the <br />shopping/business environment. <br />HISTORIC DISTRICTS AS DEFINED BY THE <br />NATIONAL REGISTER BULLETIN #15 <br />