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The Council had decided that a planning commission should assist in the passing of a historic distric ordinance. Then, after deciding that they should be that commission, council members turned their sights to to the General Assembly, hoping that it would rule in their favor.
Still awaiting that decision by the Assembly, the Council discussed the proposed ordinance. The discussion was to be public, but very few citizens attended, which prompted Newbill Miller to complain about the lack of input. He said that the Council had asked for public input but didn’t get it, adding that once “something is done with the ordinance” then people will come out to object.
Frank Reynolds, who attended the meeting, said that people will “come out of the woodwork" when something is finally proposed.
While he did say he favored a historic district ordinance, Reynolds feared that the proposed one was too restrictive. Specifically he objected to the restrictions on color.
Such restrictions are spelled out in the proposed ordinance, which would establish two historic districts, designated as A and B on an accompanying map. Any structure built or altered in area A would have to be consistent with “the exterior styles, designs, scale, textures, materials, and colors,...” of structures in Washington prior to 1900.
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