A report on Santa Fe's historic preservation ordinances recommends a rewrite.
"...Santa Fe should encourage stone buildings, log cabins and other styles. Limiting styles to Pueblo and Territorial has meant 'stagnant' and 'monotonous' districts with no particular theme, she said... The report calls for combining the historic-architecture codes into the general Chapter 14 codes on land use, clarifying how properties are designated as historic, explaining the process for reviewing development proposals that affect historic resources, fine-tuning review standards and evaluating the role of the Historic Design Review Board in relation to other city boards and commissions."
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