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WHEREAS, The National Trust for Historic Preservation adopted eight principles at
their 44th National Preservation Conference in Charleston, South Carolina; and,
WHEREAS, the "Charleston Principles", as these eight principles are referred to, should
become a part of a local community's policies for their comprehensive local government
programs to conserve community heritage; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont desires to adopt the "Charleston Principles" in order
to improve the quality of life for our citizens, increase the economic well-being of the
community and enhance the community's heritage and beauty;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the following principles be, and the same are hereby adopted:
CHARLESTON PRINCIPLES
Principle I: Identify historic places, both architectural and natural, that give the
community its special character and that can aid its future well-being.
Principle II: Adopt the preservation of historic places as a goal of planning for land
use, economic development, housing at all income levels and
transportation.
Principle III: Create organizational, regulatory and incentive mechanisms to facilitate
preservation and provide the leadership to make them work.
Principle IV: Develop revitalization strategies that capitalize on the existing value of
historic residential and commercial neighborhoods and properties and
provide well-designed, affordable housing without displacing existing
residents.
Principle V: Ensure that policies and decisions on community growth and development
respect a community's heritage and enhance overall livability.
Principle VI: Demand excellence in design for new construction and in the stewardship
of historic properties and places.
Principle VII: Use a community's heritage to educate citizens of all ages to build civic
pride.
Principle VIII: Recognize the cultural diversity of communities and empower a diverse
constituency to acknowledge, identify and preserve America's cultural and
physical resources.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont on this the -O—day of
la a) 1991.
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