January 6, 2017
Ballot for Support/Opposition of a Proposed
Application to Designate the 700 Block of
18th Avenue NE as a Historic District
File Number
16-90300008
Boundaries of Affected Area Walnut Street Northeast, Elm Street Northeast, and the
rear parcel lines of all properties fronting 18th Avenue
Northeast between said streets, comprising both sides
of the 700 block of 18th Avenue Northeast.
Legal Description
Snell & Hamlett’s North Shore Addition, Revised Replat;
Block 67, Lots 6 through 11 AND Snell & Hamlett’s North
Shore Addition, Revised Replat; Block 68, Lots 1
through 6.
Applicant
St. Petersburg Preservation, Inc.
Request
Listing of the 18th Avenue Northeast Historic District in
the St. Petersburg Register of Historic Places
Per the St. Petersburg City Code, Historic and Archaeological Preservation Overlay, Section
16.30.070.2.5.2.a, you are receiving this notification and attached ballot because you are the
owner of property that is located within a proposed local historic district.
The support of property owners representing more than 50% of the subject tax parcels is required
for the application process to proceed. Your vote will not create the above-referenced local historic
district, rather it would only qualify the application to be considered by the Community Planning &
Preservation Commission (“CPPC”) and City Council at quasi-judicial hearings.
If sufficient support from property owners is received (greater than 50% of the tax parcel owners),
then the district application may proceed to quasi-judicial hearing and review by the CPPC. Both
you, as a property owner, and the owners of properties within 200 feet of the proposed boundary,
will be notified a minimum of ten days prior to the CPPC quasi-judicial hearing and review of its
time and location. The hearing will include a presentation by City Staff regarding the potential
district’s historic significance and remaining integrity followed by a presentation from the applicant,
an opportunity for public input, and recommendation for or against designation by the CPPC.
Similarly, the City Council will then evaluate the proposed designation at a quasi-judicial hearing
within 60 days of the CPPC meeting. Both you, as a property owner, and the owners of properties
within 200 feet of the proposed boundary, will be notified a minimum of ten days prior to the quasijudicial hearing of its time and location. The hearing will be conducted in the same manner as the
CPPC hearing followed by a discussion and final decision of the City Council.
If the application is approved by the City Council, your property will be recorded as a contributing
property within the 18th Avenue Northeast Local Historic District. As such, a Certificate of
Appropriateness (“COA”) will be required for future exterior alteration, new construction,
demolition, or relocation. The COA process is essentially a design review that is generally
conducted concurrently with the issuance of other necessary building or demolition permits. The
process, which has recently been streamlined, is not designed to hinder owners’ ability to update
and maintain their properties, but aims to ensure the sensitivity of alterations and additions to the
historic nature of a historic district or individual historic landmark.
Continuously updated details concerning this case and the status of the application for local
historic district designation can be accessed at:
http://www.stpete.org/history_and_preservation/document_center.php .
Please consider your choice of support or opposition/nonsupport and return the attached ballot
to:
Official Ballot, 18 th Ave. NE LHD
c/o Laura Duvekot
Urban Planning & Historic Preservation Division
PO Box 2842
St. Petersburg, FL 33731-2842
Signed ballots must be postmarked on or before March 7, 2017 or delivered in person by 4pm on
that date to the Urban Planning & Historic Preservation Division, 8th Floor, Municipal Services
Center, One Fourth Street North, St. Petersburg. Properties within the proposed district that are
not represented by a vote of support by this date will be considered to express
nonsupport/opposition. Questions or comments can be directed to Laura Duvekot, Historic
Preservationist, 727.892.5451 or [email protected].
Respectfully,
Derek Kilborn, Manager
Urban Planning & Historic Preservation Division
Planning and Economic Development Department
/ld
cc:
Dave Goodwin, Director, Planning & Economic Development Department
Michael Dema, Assistant City Attorney, City Attorney’s Office