Title
An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 103 (Historic Preservation) of Title VIII of the Code of the City of Ann Arbor by Adding Section 8:425.15 Establishing the Robert and Erma Hayden House Historic District, 1201 Gardner Avenue (Robert and Erma Hayden House Study Committee Recommendation: Approval - 3 Yeas and 0 Nays) (ORD-23-03)
Memorandum
Background
On August 2, 2021 City Council created the Robert and Erma Hayden House Historic District Study Committee to study the parcel at 1201 Gardner Avenue. On September 20, 2021 City Council appointed three members to the Committee, including the property's homeowner. The study committee was to deliver its findings to City Council no later than August 2022. Transmittal of the study committee report was made to City Council on September 6, 2022.
Historic District Study Committee Process
The Committee first met on January 25, 2022. There were additional monthly Committee meetings February through June. These meetings were held virtually via Zoom. In February and March, Committee members individually visited the site and the project consultant toured the house with the homeowner.
On April 26, 2022 the Committee discussed the draft Robert and Erma Hayden House Historic District Study Committee Report, approved the report for distribution and started the 60 day public comment period. As required by local and state ordinance, the preliminary report was distributed to the State Historic Preservation Office, the City Planning Commission, and the Historic District Commission.
The State Historic Preservation Review Board, at their May 20, 2022 meeting, reviewed the report and had comments about the cultural significance of the landscape plan at 1201 Gardner Avenue. Those comments were incorporated into the final report before it was adopted by the Study Committee.
On June 29, 2022 postcards were sent by first-class postage to the property owner and all property owners and occupants within 300 feet of 1201 Gardner Avenue adv...
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