Historic Downtown Ponca City Design Guidelines Manual

From the Introduction: "The City of Ponca City (City) actively endeavors to preserve and protect significant historic places within its city limits. The City solidified its commitment to historic preservation in 1989 when it became one of the first Certified Local Governments (CLG) in Oklahoma and adopted its Historic Preservation Ordinance. The CLG program is a partnership between a local government, the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and the National Park Service (NPS) that focuses on promoting historic preservation. The Ponca City Development Services Department administers the CLG program for the city and issues building permits. Design Guidelines serve business owners, property owners, and developers in their pursuit of rehabilitation of historic buildings and new construction. Design Guidelines are not intended to inhibit change, new construction, or new architectural styles. Rather, they are meant to guide changes to complement the existing buildings and streetscapes through the following goals: 1) Support the principles set forth in the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties; 2) Promote and preserve historic and cultural integrity of downtown Ponca City; 3) Provide advisory recommendations of the best way to reinforce and protect the unique historic pattern and character of downtown Ponca City; 4) Ensure visual, physical, and functional compatibility of the exterior, publicly visible portions of the buildings, landscape, and context. These guidelines do not affect how interior space is utilized or designed; 5) Encourage new quality design and construction to be compatible with its historic context. This tool for designers promotes creative and sensitive new designs, while preventing designs that would weaken the integrity of the downtown through inappropriate or non-compatible designs that do not relate to the historic context, regardless of their quality; and 6) Protect the value of public and private investment, which might otherwise be threatened by the undesirable consequences of poorly managed growth." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma Historical Society, administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (grant number P18AF00017).

Historic Downtown Ponca City Design Guidelines Manual

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