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O-87-1249 - 11/24/1987IN REPLY REFER TO H36 (RMR —PR) Dear Mayor Robinson: Sincerely, United States Department of the Interior um NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL OFFICE 12795 W. Alameda Parkway P.O. Box 25287 Denver, Colorado 80225 -0287 Honorable Mike Robinson Mayor of Round Rock 221 East Main Street Round Rock, Texas 78664 FEB t 6 1989 obert L. Spude, c ief Branch of Nation Preservation Programs Division of Cultural Resources cc: Texas Historical Commission, Austin, Texas SWR —PC • We have received and reviewed your Certified Local Government Request and Certification Agreement for the city of Round Rock, Texas, from the Texas State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO). In accordance with both State and Federal regulations pertaining to Local Government Historic Preservation Programs, we concur with the SHPO's recommendation that the city of Round Rock qualifies as a Certified Local Government. Thank you for your past and ongoing efforts to encourage historic preservation in Texas. o • RECEIVED FEB 0 9 1989 T.R.FEHRENBACH, SANAN'trIOVECEN ED MAR S ATE Op CHAIRMAN �/ T a. MRS 11 L LONG, KILGORE VICE= CHAIRMAN DR. DAN A. WILLIS, FORT WORTH SECRETARY MRS. LCNELLE A. ANDERSON, SAN MARCOS JOHN M. BENNETT. SAN ANTONIO CARRIELU B. CHRISTENSEN, AUSTIN GEORGE CIIRISTIAN, AUSTIN Honorable Mike Robinson Mayor City of Round Rock 221 E. Main Street Round Rock, TX 78664 Dear Mayor Robinson: CT /WDJ /dj Enclosures CURTIS TCNNELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RICHARD H. COLLINS. DALLAS AROLD D. COURSON, PERRYTON ARTHA J. CROWLEY, RICHARDSON MAXINE E. FLOURNOY, ALICE BETTY E. HANNA, BRECKENRIDGE SUZANNE W. HARRIS, SAN ANTONIO KARL A KOMATSU, FORT WORTH JAMES 5. NABORS, LAKE JACKSON MARY ANN PERRYMAN, ATHENS GAY RATLIFF, AUSTIN EVANGELINE L. WHORTON, GALVESTON ISLAND T E X A S H I S T O R I C A L C O M M I S S I O N P.O. BOX 12276 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78711 (512)463 -6100 February 28, 1989 RE: Certified Local Government (CLG) Agreement We are pleased to inform you that the certification process for the City of Round Rock to become a Certified Local Government is now complete. The enclosed agreement is for your files and will serve as the basis for our association in this program. If you have any questions, please contact Dwayne Jones, Preservation Planner, 512- 463 -6094. Again, we look forward to working with the City in this new endeavor. Sincerely, rtis Tunnel1 State Historic Preservation Officer 94e &ale O aye/cy/6 lazie.1�zezewa/iora • CERTIFICATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROGRAM The City of Round Rock, in consideration of having been granted Certified Local Government status, agrees to carry out the following responsibilities as a Certified Local Government, in cooperation with the National Register Programs office and the Texas Historical Commission. It will: (1) enforce the local historic preservation ordinance for the designation and protection of local historic properties; (2) maintain an adequate and qualified review commission for historic preservation established by the local ordinance; (3) maintain a system for the survey and inventory of local historic properties that is coordinated with the statewide cultural resource survey process, with technical assistance provided by the National Register Programs office; (4) ensure, to the maximum extent possible, public participation in the local historic preservation program, including the process of nominating properties to the National Register of Historic Places; (5) adopt the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation as the standards by which the local review commission will review all work applications brought before it under the terms of the local historic preservation ordinance; (6) review and comment upon nominations to the National Register of Historic Places for properties within its jurisdiction, and within 60 days of receiving the nominations from the National Register Programs office of the Texas Historical Commission, submit the city commission's reports and the recommendations of the chief elected official of the city to the National Register Programs office as to whether or not the nominated properties meet the criteria of the National Register; (7) submit an annual report to the State Historic Preservation Officer about the activities of the local review commission for historic preservation by August 1st of each year, describing that year's activities; (8) assist the National Register Programs office, if necessary, in verifying the names and addresses of property owners within local historic districts being nominated to the National Register, and assist with arrangements for local public information meetings at mutually agreeable times and locations when such districts are nominated; (9) monitor and report to the Texas Historical Commission any actions affecting any county courthouse, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, State Archeological Landmark, National Register property, and any locally designated landmark; (10) coordinate local historic preservation, to the extent practicable, with the National Register Programs office, which shall provide technical assistance, guidance, and information to the Certified Local Government as feasible upon request; and (11) carry out the general program procedures as outlined in "Rules and Procedures for Certified Local Governments." Mike Robinson Mayor City of Round Rock /1 d urtis D unne 1 State Historic Preservation Officer / -9 -P9 Date 1 Date EXHr3IT "A" Lot 1, Block A, Resubdivision of Lot 2 Corridor Park I Cbnsisting of 7.49 Ac. REZONING REQUEST CORRIDOR PARK ONE Q I -1 (INDUSTRIAL) 1 -35 1 -35 1 -35 Ordinance No. AN? / AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 11, SECTION 4, CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, BY PROVIDING FOR A LOCAL PRESERVATION OFFICER; AMENDING THE COMMISSION HEARING DEADLINE; AND ADOPTING THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR STANDARDS FOR REHABILITATION. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS That Chapter 11, Section 4.F of the Code of Ordinances, City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: F. Same - Secretary of the Commission. The Director of Planning, or his designated representative, shall act as Secretary of the Commission and shall attend and keep the minutes of all meetings. He shall act only in an advisory capacity and shall participate in its discussions, but shall have no right to vote. The Secretary of the Commission, being the Director of Planning or his designated representative, shall also serve as the Local Preservation Officer and fulfill all the duties as may be required under the Certified Local Government agreement with the Texas Historical Commission. II. That Chapter 11, Section 4.G of the Code of Ordinances, City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as follows: G. Same - Meetings. The Commission shall meet at regular intervals with advance notice posted according to the Texas Open Meetings Law. Additionally, meetings may be called upon request of the Chairman, or upon written request of five (5) members, or upon notice from the Local Preservation Officer that a matter requires the consideration of the Commission. Upon the filing of an application for a building or sign permit in an historic district or historic landmark, the Commission shall hold a hearing and take action thereon within thirty (30) days after the date of filing of such application. If action thereon is not taken within thirty (30) days after the date of filing of such application, it shall be deemed to have been recommended for approval and a certificate showing the filing date and the failure to take action on the application within thirty (30) days shall be issued by the commission on demand. The applicant may withdraw the application before the thirty (30) day period expires and may resubmit it at a later time if additional time is required for the preparation of information or for research required by the commission. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum, and action taken at a meeting shall require the affirmative votes of a majority of the appointive members in attendance. 111. That Chapter 11, Section 4.J.(I) of the Code of Ordinances, City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by adding a subparagraph (f), which said subparagraph shall read as follows: (f) In all of its determinations of architectural appropriateness and historical integrity in the design and construction of buildings or signs in historic districts the Commission shall consult the Secretary of the Interior Standards for Rehabilitation for guidance. IV. That Chapter 11, Section 4.J.(2) of the Code of Ordinances, City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by adding a subparagraph (f), which said subparagraph shall read as follows: (f) In all of its determinations of architectural appropriateness and historical integrity in the design and construction of buildings or signs in historic landmarks the Commission shall consult the Secretary of the Interior Standards for Rehabilitation for guidance. READ, of , 1987 ATTEST: , 1987. LAND, City Secretary II. A. THAT ALL ORDINANCES, PARTS OF ORDINANCES, OR RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE EXPRESSLY REPEALED. 8. THAT THE INVALIDITY OF ANY SECTION OR PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL NOT INVALIDATE OTHER SECTIONS OR PROVISIONS THEREOF. (Mark through the following alternative that is not applicable) &l ternat i ve l By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative vote of all Council members present, the requirement for reading this ordinance on two separate days was dispensed with. PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this 7 day of Alternative 2. READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of , 1987. READ and APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the day MIKE ROBINSON, Mayor City of Round Rock, Texas DATE: November 20, 1987 SUBJECT: Council Agenda, November 24, 1987 ITEM: 8B Consider an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance - Historic Preservation, regarding Certified Local Government Status. (First Reading) STAFF RESOURCE PERSON: Joe Vining STAFF RECOMMENDATION: This amendment would provide for changes to the Historic Preservation Ordinance including the designation of a Local Preservation Officer, the adoption of the Secretary of the Interior Standards for Rehabilitation and a clarification of application and review deadlines for the Historic Preservation Commission. ECONOMIC IMPACT: This designation alone has no economic impact. Future grants available under this designation will have matching fund provisions.