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From: Mindy Freeman [freeman_mindy@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 4:32 PM
To: Sudie Gordon
Subject: Fw: Historic Preservation Ordinance
Dear Ms. Gordon,
Attached please find a letter that I e-mailed to the City Council members today. I will be unable
to attend the meeting tonight due to a conflict, but I wondered if you might have it read for the
record when that agenda item comes up. Sorry for the last minute request, but I only just found
out that I could not attend.
Please contact me with any questions. Thank you.
Mindy Freeman
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Sent: Mon, June 21, 2010 12:44:13 PM
Subject: Historic Preservation Ordinance
Dear Mayor, City Council members, City Manager and Staff,
We have been residents of Northwest Fulton County (now City of Milton) for 24 years, and we
have been both pleased and concerned about the many changes that have taken place in this area
we call home.
We are blessed to be surrounded by many historic farms and structures, some yet to be
discovered. The citizens expect the City Council to protect our history and rural environment.
We love the special environment of Milton, but it must be protected for future generations.
That is why we are very troubled by a proposed ordinance now before the council regarding
Prior Use as a basis for rezoning an historic structure. A structure that at one time had a non-
residential use, but is now in a location where such a use is not allowed, should not be allowed
to convert back to a non-residential use simply because the building may be historic. If a land
owner or applicant wants to pursue a rezoning, then they have the ability and right to do so
through a typical rezoning process. Historic preservation and zoning are separate issues and
should not be combined in one ordinance. The citizens of Milton want to preserve historic
structures, but not at the cost of imposing a non -conforming use on an area that was not
intended for non-residential uses. We reviewed this when it came before the Planning
Commission and supported their removal of any reference to zoning. However, we are now
concerned that zoning has been re-inserted into the ordinance. The draft ordinance on the
Milton website also refers to an "Historic Zoning District," but provides no details as to what
this is or what this could become; we find this troublesome.
Please allow the current zoning process to remain as it is now, and keep historic preservation
and rezoning separated. Please protect our beautiful City of Milton by ensuring that any
Historic Preservation Ordinance does not include anything tied to zoning, and remove any
references to Prior Use and Historic Zoning Designations.
Thank you,
Mindy Freeman
14120 Phillips Circle
Milton, GA 30004