(A) It is the intent of this District to preserve the historic sites and structures of the Town of Collierville. The requirements of the District are designed to protect and preserve historic and/or architectural value; create an aesthetic atmosphere; strengthen the economy; promote cultural welfare; stabilize and improve property values; encourage rehabilitation and compatible new construction and development; protect and enhance the Town’s attractions to tourists and visitors and the support and stimulus to business and industry thereby provided; and promote education and patriotic heritage of the present and future citizens of the community.
(B) In order to achieve the intent of the H-1 Historic District, as shown on the Official Zoning Map of Collierville, Tennessee, the following regulations shall apply:
(1) Any use permitted by the existing zoning classification is also permitted by the H-1 Historic District;
(2) The H-1 District classification may be superimposed in addition to existing zoning classification where the following criteria shall be determined to exist by the Historic District Commission;
(3) The quality of significance in American history, architecture, archeology and culture is present in districts, sites, buildings and structures that possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association, and:
(a) That are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history;
(b) That are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past;
(c) That embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction or that represent the work of a master, that possess high artistic values or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or
(d) That have yielded or may be likely to yield archaeological information.
(`00 Code, § 11-1301) (Ord. 2003-03, passed 2-10-03)