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Request for Historic District Designation - Ferry Court (Wayside Park) located on the north side of Hamlin Road, west of John R Road and east of Rochester Road, consisting of Parcel Numbers 15-23-300-025, 15-23-300-026, 15-23-300-029, and 15-23-300-030, Zoned R-4 (One Family Residential)
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WHEREAS, Division 4 of the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance (Chapter 118) establishes the procedure for the establishment, modification or elimination of Historic Districts; and
WHEREAS, Section 118-130 of the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance (Chapter 118) identifies the duties of the City's Historic Districts Study Committee and the process for establishment of a study committee report; and
WHEREAS, the City's duly established Potential List included the following properties, identified as:
267 E. Hamlin Road, 321 E. Hamlin Road, 1894 Wayside Park, 1895 Wayside Park, 1910 Wayside Park, 1911 Wayside Park, 1926 and 1932 Wayside Park, 1933 Wayside Park, 1948 Wayside Park, 1949 Wayside Park, 1964 and 1970 Wayside Park, 1965 and 1971 Wayside Park, located on the north side of Hamlin Road, west of John R Road and east of Rochester Road, consisting of Parcel Numbers 15-23-300-025, 15-23-300-026, 15-23-300-029 and 15-23-300-030, Zoned R-4 (One Family Residential), also know as Ferry Court and/or Wayside Park, and
WHEREAS, in compliance with the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance, the City's Historic Districts Study Committee conducted research on the above identified properties; prepared a Preliminary Report in July, 2003; transmitted a copy the Preliminary Report to the City's Planning Commission and the State Historic Preservation Office; held the required and properly noticed Public Hearings on August 21, 2003, and on June 22, 2006; and submitted a Final Report to City Council; and
WHEREAS, based on the uniqueness of the arrangement of the houses on the property known as Ferry Court and/or Wayside Park, and its significant contribution to the local history of the City of Rochester Hills and to the Community in the areas of agricultural history, and the unusual and distinctive characteristics of company housing in the early twentieth century, it is the recommendation of the Historic Districts Study Committee that City Council designate the properties and establish the site as a local Historic District within the City of Rochester Hills.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Rochester Hills City Council concurs with the recommendation of the City's Historic Districts Study Committee and does hereby designate the properties identified above as a local Historic District within the City of Rochester Hills, and requests that the City Attorney prepare the appropriate Ordinance Amendment to the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance (Chapter 118).