The city council finds and declares as a matter of public policy that the identification, designation, protection, enhancement, preservation and use of historic resources is a public necessity and is required in the interest of the culture, prosperity, education and welfare of the public. Preservation of historic resources will:

(1)        Protect, enhance and perpetuate historic, distinctive and important elements of the city's cultural, social, economic, political, archaeological and architectural history;

(2)        Safeguard the city's historic and cultural heritage as embodied and reflected in such historic resources;

(3)        Stabilize and improve property values in such locations of historic resources and thus strengthen the economy of the city;

(4)        Promote and encourage restoration, rehabilitation, and maintenance of historic properties, neighborhoods and districts and thus combat blight and decay;

(5)        Foster civic pride in the beauty and noble accomplishments of the past;

(6)        Protect and enhance the city and its attractions to tourists and visitors and provide support and stimulus to business and industry; and

(7)        Promote the use and adaptive reuse of historic resources for the culture, education, enjoyment and economic welfare of the city's citizens and visitors.

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