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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
RESOLUTION 2007-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEWARD HISTORIC PRESERVATION
COMMISSION, ESTABLISHING APPLICATION PROCEDURES
AND ELIGIBIILlTY CRITERIA FOR NOMINATIONS TO A
SEWARD HISTORIC PLANT & TREE REGISTER; AND
FORWARDING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO THE SEWARD
CITY COUNCIL TO CREATE A SEWARD HISTORIC PLANT &
TREE REGISTER
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the Historic Preservation Commission to
work toward the continuing education of citizens regarding local historic preservation
and community history; and
WHEREAS, the Seward Historic Plant & Tree Register is proposed to preserve
and recognize the significant plants and trees in our community; and
WHEREAS, the goals of the Seward Historic Plant & Tree Register are to
recognize and designate individual plants and trees with Community significance,
__ educate the public about the history, promote appreciation and public awareness and to
document and recognize in order to foster the willingness to protect those plants and trees
as part of Seward's heritage and provide a valuable historic resource; and
WHEREAS, the Seward. Historic Plant & Tree Register will mirror the Seward
Register of Historic Places.
NOW, THEREFORE, ll~ n ~~O"'Vfi:Q by the Seward Historic Preservation
Commission that: . ' I.
Section 1. The following pro\=edure will be used to nominate a plant or tree to
the Seward Historic Plant & Tree Regist~r:
1. Obtain an application (sample attached) and cover letter from the City
Community Development Department, Seward Museum or Community
Library .
2. Submit fmal application to Seward Historic Preservation Commission for
approval and recommendation to City Council.
3. The City Council will add the plant or tree to the local register by
resolution.
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Section 2. To be eligible for Seward Historic Plant & Tree Register
consideration, the plant or tree must meet the following criteria:
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1. Is located between Caines Head in Resurrection Bay and the head of
Kenai Lake.
2. Designated as significant on the basis of its importance to Seward's
history by being incorporated in one or more of the following categories:
a Specimen: A tree or a plant of exceptional size, form, or unusual or
rare traits.
b. Historic: A tree or plant recognized by virtue of its age, its association
with or contribution to an historic structure or district, or its
association with a noted person or historic event.
c. Landmark: A tree or plant that is a landmark of the community.
d. Collection: A tree or plant in a notable grove, avenue or other planting.
e. Commemorative: A plant or tree planted to commemorate a person or
event.
Section 3. The attached proposed ordinance creating a Seward Historic Plant
& Tree Register is forwarded to the City Council for introduction and adoption.
Section 4.
The resolution shall take effect immediately upon enactment.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Seward Historic Preservation Commission
this 1 st day of August 2007.
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THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Shannon Kovac, Chair
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ABSENT:
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VACANT:
Swann, Lasota, Luther, Carpenter, Kovac
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