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ORDINANCE N O. 1 815 <br />SWC:yc 1/3/80 <br />SWC:jp 1/17/80R <br />ORIGINAL <br />MAR 10 1980 <br />ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 40 TO THE CODE OF THE CITY <br />OF REDWOOD CITY RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION <br />THE COUNCIL OF REDWOOD CITY DOES ORDAIN, AS FOLLOWS: <br />SECTION 1. Chapter 40 is hereby added to the Code of the <br />City of Redwood City, to read as follows: <br />"CHAPTER 40. HISTORIC PRESERVATION <br />"Section 40.1. Title. This chapter shall be known <br />as the Historic Preservation Ordinance of the City of <br />Redwood City. <br />"Section 40.2. Purpose. The purpose of this <br />chapter is to promote the public health, safety, and <br />general welfare by providing for the identification, <br />protection, enhancement, perpetuation, and use of <br />improvements, buildings, structures, signs, objects, <br />features, sites, places, and areas within the City that <br />reflect special elements, of the City's historic, architec- <br />tural, cultural, aesthetic, and other heritage for the <br />following reasons: <br />"(a) To safeguard the City's heritage by providing <br />for the protection of landmarks representing <br />significant elements of its history; <br />"(b) To encourage public knowledge, understanding, <br />and appreciation of the City's past; <br />"(c) To foster civic and neighborhood pride and a <br />sense of identity based on the recognition <br />and use of historic and cultural resources; <br />"(d) To promote the enjoyment and use of historic <br />and cultural resources appropriate for the <br />education and recreation of the people of the <br />City; <br />"(e) To preserve diverse and harmonious architectural <br />styles and design preferences reflecting phases <br />of the City's history and to encourage comple- <br />mentary contemporary design and construction; <br />"(f) To enhance property values and to increase <br />economic and financial benefits to the City <br />and its inhabitants; <br />1815 <br />