The purpose of this subchapter is to:
(A) Promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the public through the recognition, enhancement and perpetuation of sites and districts of historical and cultural significance;
(B) Safeguard the city’s historic, aesthetic and cultural heritage by preserving sites and districts of historic and cultural significance;
(C) Stabilize and improve property values;
(D) Foster pride in the legacy of beauty and achievements of the past;
(E) Protect and enhance the city’s attractions to tourists and visitors and the support and stimulus to business thereby provided;
(F) Strengthen the economy of the city; and
(G) Promote the use of sites and districts of historic and cultural significance as places for the education, pleasure and welfare of the people of the city.
(Prior Code, § 2-15-1) (Ord. 520, passed 11-16-1999)