The surge in local interest in historic preservation laws has been accompanied by a new wave of planning for the preservation and protection of historic resources. This report examines the 10 essential elements of a good preservation plan. The authors explain the legal justification for historic preservation and the pitfalls that one can encounter when drafting a plan. Case studies show how various communities have modified these elements to fit individual circumstances and needs. A look at Atlanta, for example, illustrates how that city was able to build a preservation planning consensus among preservationists and developers. The appendices include a summary of growth management laws in 11 states that shows how these laws address important historic preservation issues.

... An 8 year plan to preserve Lowell's historic and cultural resources in order to tell the story of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century; included in the plan are mills, institutions, residences, commercial buildings and canals; describes the areas covered; discusses preservation standards, public improvements, financing, related programs, etc.; provides architectural information, dates of construction, history, plans for building reuse, etc. of specific structures in the Lowell National Historic Park and Lowell Heritage State Park ...

Excerpt from Local Historic Preservation Plans: A Selected Annotated Bibliography The National Park Service (nps) receives inquiries on a regular basis from State Historic Preservation Offices, Certified Local Governments, and others about preservation plans and preservation planning activities at the local level. Indeed, a substantial number of local preservation plans are funded through the nps-administered Historic Preservation Fund grants program. The National Park Service encourages local communities to develop preserva tion plans as a means of organizing local preserva tion activities and integrating preservation into broader community and land use planning efforts. Given this background, it seemed incumbent upon nps to study local preservation plans and provide an overview of the range of plans currently in use; this annotated bibliography is the result. In the spring of 1992, nps requested copies of local preservation plans from more than communi ties with preservation programs around the country. The solicitation asked communities to submit both stand-alone preservation plans as well as preserva tion elements in local comprehensive plans for potential inclusion in an annotated bibliography. Somewhat less than 200 documents were received by mid-summer. The plans were sorted and analyzed according to diverse criteria. A preference was given to more recent documents; those developed within the last ten years. An effort was made to select plans from different sections of the country as well as from a wide range of community types, i.e. Small rural towns, suburban communities, large cities. Also plans illustrating a wide range of approaches to preservation planning were consciously included from historic context-based plans to those featuring a preservation issues orientation. Finally, plans which go beyond merely establishing a work pro gram for the preservation commission, but rather link preservation efforts with broader community concerns including land use planning were given emphasis. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.