New guidelines likely for city’s historic districts

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New guidelines likely for city’s historic districts

Fri, 08/21/2020 - 02:33
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Historic Preservation Commission announced STRATA Architecture has been “engaged to produce a new and improved set of design guidelines” for the historic districts of Excelsior Springs. The Historic Preservation Commission and Community Development Department received a Historic Preservation Fund Grant to fund the production of the guidelines. For property owners in the historic districts, the Design Guidelines are a tool to offer guidance on how to maintain and do improvements to a historic property in a manner that preserves the historic elements of the structure and maintains the historic appearance of the neighborhood. The Community Development Department seeks to be a partner with historic property owners to preserve the integrity of historic districts for the benefit of all property owners. STRATA Architecture will present the final draft of the design guidelines to the Historic Preservation Commission at 5 p.m. Aug. 26 in the Council Chambers at the…

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