§ 9.25-51. In general.

(a)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission has pursuant to the requirements of the City of Cartersville Code of Ordinances performed the following:

(1)

Conducted a survey of local historic purposes.

(2)

Recommended to the mayor and city council the designation of historic districts and properties.

(b)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission has pursuant to the requirements of the City of Cartersville Code of Ordinances section 9.25-33(3) has prepared a report on the designation of two (2) historic districts to the city council. The reports are for the Downtown Business Historic District and Olde Town Historic District. Each report contains a physical description, statement of the historical, cultural, architectural significance of the district, a statement justifying the district boundaries, and representative photographs;

(c)

Whereas, the Downtown Business Historic District report is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and included herein by reference;

(d)

Whereas, Olde Town Historic District report is attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and included herein by reference;

(e)

Whereas, historic preservation commission has determined that the Downtown Business Historic District and Olde Town Historic Districts are geographically definable areas which contain buildings, structures, sites, objects, landscape features and works of art or a combination thereof which have special character or special historical significance and/or represent one (1) or more periods, styles, or types of architecture typical of eras in the history of the city, county, stated or region;

(f)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission has valued each property within the Downtown Business Historic District and designated them as contributing or non-contributing, as indicated on the designation list attached hereto as Exhibit "C" and included herein by reference;

(g)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission has valued each property within the Olde Town Historic District and designated them as contributing or non-contributing, as indicated on the designation list attached hereto as Exhibit "D" and included herein by reference;

(h)

Whereas, a list of the name(s) of the owners of the individual properties included in the Downtown Business Historic District and Olde Town Historic Districts shall be included and made a part of the designation ordinance for each respective historic district;

(i)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission has proposed general guidelines for structures contributing to the historic residential districts, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "E" and included herein by reference, for recommendation to the mayor and city council;

(j)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission conducted a public hearing on the design guidelines and the Downtown Business Historic District on August 19, 2003 at 5:30 p.m. A copy of the minutes is attached hereto as Exhibit "F";

(k)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission conducted a public hearing on the design guidelines and the Olde Town Historic District on April 15, 2003. A copy of the minutes is attached hereto as Exhibit "G";

(l)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission at their meeting on August 26, 2003 by resolution forwarded their recommendation and report to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Cartersville;

(m)

Whereas, the mayor and city council on the 20 ^th day of November, 2003 conducted a public hearing on the proposed design guidelines, the Downtown Business Historic District, Olde Town Historic District, and related matters a copy of said minutes are attached hereto as Exhibit "H" and included herein by reference;

(n)

Whereas, all of the above meetings were advertised pursuant to state law and the code of ordinances and copies of said advertisements are attached hereto as Exhibit "I" and included herein by reference;

(o)

Whereas, a copy of sample notices to be sent to all property owners in the district are attached hereto as Exhibit "J" and included herein by reference; and

(p)

Whereas, after review and consideration of the above documents, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Cartersville have determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Cartersville to adopt the design guidelines and Downtown Business Historic District and Olde Town Historic Districts.

(q)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission has pursuant to the requirements of the City of Cartersville Code of Ordinances performed the following:

(1)

Conducted a survey of local historic purposes.

(2)

Recommended to the mayor and city council the designation of historic districts and properties.

(r)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission has pursuant to the requirements of the City of Cartersville Code of Ordinances subsection 9.25-33(3) has prepared a report on the designation of an additional historic district to the city council. The reports are for the West End Historic District. Each report contains a physical description, statement of the historical, cultural, architectural significance of the district, a statement justifying the district boundaries, and representative photographs;

(s)

Whereas, the West End Historic District report is attached hereto as Exhibit "J" and included herein by reference;

(t)

Whereas, historic preservation commission has determined that the West End Historic District are geographically definable areas which contain buildings, structures, sites, objects, landscape features and works of art or a combination thereof which have special character or special historical significance and/or represent one (1) or more periods, styles, or types of architecture typical of eras in the history of the city, county, stated or region;

(u)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission has valued each property within the West End Historic District and designated them as contributing or non-contributing, as indicated on the designation list attached hereto as Exhibit "K" and included herein by reference;

(v)

Whereas, a list of the name(s) of the owners of the individual properties included in the West End Historic District shall be included and made a part of the designation ordinance for each respective historic district;

(w)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission has general guidelines for structures contributing to the historic residential districts, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "L" and included herein by reference, for recommendation to the mayor and city council;

(x)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission conducted a public hearing on the design guidelines and the West End Historic District on December 8 at 7:00 p.m. A copy of the minutes is attached hereto as Exhibit "M";

(y)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission at their meeting on December 20, 2005 by resolution forwarded their recommendation and report to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Cartersville;

(z)

Reserved;

(aa)

Whereas, the mayor and city council on the ________ day of ________, 2006 conducted a public hearing on the design guidelines, the West End Historic District, and related matters a copy of said minutes are attached hereto as Exhibit "N" and included herein by reference;

(bb)

Whereas, all of the above meetings were advertised pursuant to state law and the code of ordinances and copies of said advertisements are attached hereto as Exhibit "O" and included herein by reference;

(cc)

Whereas, a copy of sample notices sent to all property owners and occupants in the district are attached hereto as Exhibit "P" and included herein by reference; and

(dd)

Whereas, after review and consideration of the above documents, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Cartersville have determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Cartersville to adopt the design guidelines and West End Historic Districts;

(ee)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission has pursuant to the requirements of the City of Cartersville Code of Ordinances performed the following:

(1)

Conducted a survey of local historic purposes.

(2)

Recommended to the mayor and city council the designation of historic districts and properties.

(ff)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission has pursuant to the requirements of the City of Cartersville Code of Ordinances section 9.25-33(3) has prepared a report on the designation of an additional historic district to the city council. The reports are for the Cherokee-Cassville Historic District. Each report contains a physical description, statement of the historical, cultural, architectural significance of the district, a statement justifying the district boundaries, and representative photographs;

(gg)

Whereas, the Cherokee-Cassville Historic District report is attached hereto as Exhibit "Q" and included herein by reference;

(hh)

Whereas, historic preservation commission has determined that the Cherokee-Cassville Historic District are geographically definable areas which contain buildings, structures, sites, objects, landscape features and works of art or a combination thereof which have special character or special historical significance and/or represent one (1) or more periods, styles, or types of architecture typical of eras in the history of the city, county, stated or region;

(ii)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission has valued each property within the Cherokee-Cassville Historic District and designated them as contributing or non-contributing, as indicated on the designation list attached hereto as Exhibit "R" and included herein by reference;

(jj)

Whereas, a list of the name(s) of the owners of the individual properties included in the Cherokee-Cassville Historic District shall be included and made a part of the designation ordinance for each respective historic district;

(kk)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission has general guidelines for structures contributing to the historic residential districts, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "S" and included herein by reference, for recommendation to the mayor and city council;

(ll)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission conducted a public hearing on the design guidelines and the Cherokee-Cassville Historic District on July 17, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. A copy of the minutes is attached hereto as Exhibit "T";

(mm)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission at their meeting on July 17, 2007 by resolution forwarded their recommendation and report to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Cartersville. A copy of the resolution is attached hereto as Exhibit "T1";

(nn)

Whereas, the mayor and city council on the 16th day of August, 2007 conducted a public hearing on the design guidelines, the Cherokee-Cassville Historic District, and related matters a copy of said minutes are attached hereto as Exhibit "U" and included herein by reference;

(oo)

Whereas, all of the above meetings were advertised pursuant to state law and the code of ordinances and copies of said advertisements are attached hereto as Exhibit "V" and included herein by reference;

(pp)

Whereas, a copy of sample notices sent to all property owners and occupants in the district are attached hereto as Exhibit "W" and included herein by reference; and

(qq)

Whereas, after review and consideration of the above documents, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Cartersville have determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Cartersville to adopt the design guidelines and Cherokee-Cassville Historic Districts.

(rr)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission has pursuant to the requirements of the City of Cartersville Code of Ordinances performed the following:

(1)

Conducted a survey of local historic purposes.

(2)

Recommended to the mayor and city council the designation of historic districts and properties.

(ss)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission has pursuant to the requirements of the City of Cartersville Code of Ordinances section 9.25-33(3) has prepared a report on the designation of an additional historic district to the city council. The reports are for the Granger Hill Historic District. Each report contains a physical description, statement of the historical, cultural, architectural significance of the district, a statement justifying the district boundaries, and representative photographs;

(tt)

Whereas, the Granger Hill Historic District report is attached hereto as Exhibit "AA" and included herein by reference;

(uu)

Whereas, historic preservation commission has determined that the Granger Hill Historic District is a geographically definable area which contain buildings, structures, sites, objects, landscape features and works of art or a combination thereof which have special character or special historical significance and/or represent one (1) or more periods, styles, or types of architecture typical of eras in the history of the city, county, state or region;

(vv)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission has valued each property within the Granger Hill Historic District and designated them as contributing or noncontributing, as indicated on the designation list attached hereto as Exhibit "BB" and included herein by reference;

(ww)

Whereas, a list of the name(s) of the owners of the individual properties included in the Granger Hill Historic District shall be included and made a part of the designation ordinance for each respective historic district;

(xx)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission has general guidelines for structures contributing to the historic residential districts, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "CC" and included herein by reference, for recommendation to the mayor and city council;

(yy)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission conducted a public hearing on the design guidelines and the Granger Hill Historic District on November 17, 2009, at 5:30 p.m. A copy of the minutes is attached hereto as Exhibit "DD";

(zz)

Whereas, the historic preservation commission at their meeting on November 17, 2009, by resolution forwarded their recommendation and report to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Cartersville, a copy is attached hereto as Exhibit "EE";

(aaa)

Whereas, the mayor and city council on the 17th day of December 2009 conducted a public hearing on the design guidelines, the Granger Hill Historic District, and related matters a copy of said minutes are attached hereto as Exhibit "FF" and included herein by reference;

(bbb)

Whereas, all of the above meetings were advertised pursuant to state law and the Code of Ordinances and copies of said advertisements are attached hereto as Exhibit "GG" and included herein by reference;

(ccc)

Whereas, a copy of sample notices sent to all property owners and occupants in the district are attached hereto as Exhibit "HH" and included herein by reference; and

(ddd)

Whereas, after review and consideration of the above documents, the mayor and city council of the City of Cartersville have determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens of the City of Cartersville to adopt the design guidelines and Granger Hill Historic District.

The exhibits referenced herein are a part of the ordinance and are included herein by reference and are to be kept by the city clerk in the vault of the City of Cartersville.

(Ord. No. 04-04, § 2, 2-5-04; Ord. No. 06-06, § 1, 2-16-06; Ord. No. 40-07, § 1, 9-6-07; Ord. No. 03-10, § 1, 1-7-10)