18.255.010 Declaration of policy.
The City Council finds and declares as a matter of public policy that the identification, designation, protection, enhancement, preservation and use of historic assets is a public necessity and is required in the interest of the culture, prosperity, education and welfare of the public. Preservation of historic assets will:
(a) Protect, enhance and perpetuate historic, distinctive and important elements of the City’s cultural, social, economic, political, archaeological and architectural history;
(b) Safeguard the City’s historic and cultural heritage as embodied and reflected in such historic assets;
(c) Stabilize and improve property values in such locations of historic assets and thus strengthen the economy of the City;
(d) Promote and encourage restoration, rehabilitation, and maintenance of historic properties, neighborhoods and districts and thus combat blight and decay;
(e) Foster civic pride in the beauty and noble accomplishments of the past;
(f) Protect and enhance the City and its attractions to tourists and visitors and provide support and stimulus to business and industry; and
(g) Promote the use and adaptive reuse of historic assets for the culture, education, enjoyment and economic welfare of the City’s citizens and visitors. (Ord. 18420 § 1, 4-19-05; Ord. 17292 § 1, 7-28-98. Code 1995 § 80-1.)