February 3, 2011 <br />Page 3 <br />large yard and open land around it allow it to also express its historical use as a <br />farmhouse. <br />Historic Landmark designation affords the Brunner-Schmitz House special treatment and <br />protection so that the uses permitted and restrictions imposed upon it will preserve and <br />allow rehabilitation of the building's significant historic features. Recognition of historic <br />landmarks enhances the beautification of the City, promotes the community's economic <br />health, and preserves the value of these properties. The regulation of designated historic <br />landmarks is a means to review changes to a landmark and ensure that historic and <br />architectural values are preserved. <br />The purpose of Historic zoning is to permit a range of uses that are not found together in <br />one of the standard zoning districts on historically significant buildings and sites that are <br />subject to the Historic Landmark Ordinance and Alteration Review. Historic Zoning <br />enables preservation of these historic resources where their maintenance and productive <br />use would not otherwise be economically practical, and where a standard zoning <br />classification would not be appropriate. Uses permitted, and permitted conditionally, <br />under existing zoning classifications that are not appropriate to specific historic buildings <br />are omitted in the Historic zone. Historic zoning incorporates standards that ensure the <br />activities associated with permitted uses or new development are compatible with the <br />historic character of existing development. <br />Historic zoning will foster the.continued preservation and enhancement of the Brunner- <br />Schmitz House and site by clearly delineating an expanded range of uses permitted on the <br />property and by establishing development standards. Historic zoning will ensure the long- <br />term viability of the Brunner-Schmitz House. <br />The Brunner-Schmitz House is an excellent example of the American Foursquare type <br />with clear references to the Prairie Style. Its high degree of historical integrity makes it <br />one of the best examples of an early 201h -century farmhouse remaining in the River <br />Road area. Although the agricultural outbuildings and orchards originally associated with <br />the historic property are gone, the house remains (for the moment) surrounded by open <br />fields and stands as a reminder of the agricultural character once prevalent in the River <br />Road area. <br />Please review the Historic Landmark application and recent approval by the Historic <br />Review Board for more detailed information on the history of the site and historic <br />significance of the architecture. City of Eugene file HD-10-001. <br />Proposed Brunner-Schmitz House Zone Change Application (Z 10-12) <br />411