Special Projects:
Historic Preservation
Design Guideline Update
The Phoenix Historic Preservation Office continues to work with Heritage Architecture & Planning, to update the city's General Design Guidelines for Historic Properties (phoenix.gov/historic/permits.html) and its Historic Homes of Phoenix book (available in hard copy only). The consultants work began in May 2007 and the goal is to have the updated design guidelines completed by March 2008.
The purpose of the project is to consolidate the two existing historic preservation documents into a single set of illustrated design guidelines. This new user-friendly document will guide decision making for historically designated properties in Phoenix in the future, providing property owners with straight forward guidance on how to best maintain the historic character of historic properties and to sensitively modify and expand properties to meet modern needs.
The final report will provide both general design guidelines for historic properties as well as more specific design guidelines for each of the city's 35 residential historic districts. Issues such as energy conservation, post World War II construction, historic landscapes and signage for commercial buildings also will be addressed in more depth than in the existing documents.
The Phoenix Historic Preservation Office and Commission are seeking public input at various stages throughout the project. In late August, the consultant team hosted two stakeholder workshops to solicit input of from historic property owners in Phoenix, to discuss design issues that come up in historic neighborhoods and to identify areas of concern for the various historic districts. The workshops were a great success. Many property owners attended and voiced their opinions regarding the issues that are most pressing within their districts. Please take a few minutes to review the Stakeholder's Workshop Results, which are the results of the breakout sessions at the workshops. That information will be incorporated into the updated design guidelines.
We anticipate posting a draft of the updated design guidelines on the city web site for public review and comment in November. As we did with the Stakeholder's Workshops, we will send postcards to historic property owners announcing its arrival. Historic Preservation Office staff also will be available to make presentations on the draft design guidelines to neighborhood associations in late 2007 and early 2008. The Historic Preservation Commission is scheduled to hold a formal public hearing on the proposed design guidelines on Jan. 28, prior to their adoption.
For additional information or questions, contact Erika Finbraaten, project manager, at 602-262-4076.
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Pierson Place Survey Report
In January 2005 the Historic Preservation Office conducted preliminary
historical research and completed a field survey of properties in the
Pierson Place neighborhood, between Camelback Road and The Grand Canal,
from Central to 7th avenues. The neighborhood was determined to be historically
and architecturally significant and is considered eligible for listing
on the Phoenix Historic Property Register and National Register of Historic
Places.
Read the
Pierson Place Survey Report. (494 KB)
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